-edo

Suffix

-edo

1. (zoology) member of taxonomic family named after an animal
   • bovo (“head of cattle”); bovedoj (“bovids, the Bovidae family”)
   • cervo (“deer”); cervedoj (“cervids, the Cervidae family”)
   • homo (“human”); homedoj (“hominids, the Hominidae family”)
   • leporo (“rabbit”); leporidoj (“leporids, the Leporidae family”)
   • urso (“bear”); ursedoj (“ursids, the Ursidae family”)

Alternative forms

• -īdō

Etymology

See Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.doː/
• Homophone: ēdō

Suffix

-ēdō f (genitive -ēdinis); third declension

1. suffixed to the roots of adjectives and verbs, chiefly forms abstract nouns

   absūmō + -ēdō → absūmēdō

   dulcis + -ēdō → dulcēdō

   gravis + -ēdō → gravēdō

   torpeō + -ēdō → torpēdō

References

• “-ēdō” on page 587/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology

From Latin -ētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.du/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈe.ðu]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈe.du]

Suffix

-edo m (plural -edos)

1. forms collectives

   árvore (“tree”) + ‎-edo → ‎arvoredo (“grove”)