Adjective-forming Suffix

An adjective-forming suffix is a suffix that is used to derive adjectives from other words.

List of Adjective-forming Suffixes

 * -ano / -ana
 * -ato / -ata
 * -oso / -osa
 * -isco / -isca
 * -ico / -ica
 * -enso / -ensa
 * -eo / -ea
 * -ivo / -iva

Adjective-Forming Suffixes Explained
-ano / -ana are suffixed to the end of nouns to indicate a relation to position, possession, or origin. For example: Roma "Rome" > Romano "Roman; of Rome" pago "village" > pagano "of a village" monto "mountain" > montano "of a mountain"

-ato / -ata are suffixed to the end of nouns to indicate the possession of a thing or quality. For example: barbo "beard" > barbato "bearded, having a beard" creare "to created, to make" > creato "created, made" fusco "black" > fuscato "blackened"

-oso / -osa are suffixed to the end of nouns to indicate an abundance of that noun. For example: vento "wind" > ventoso "windy" bulbo "bulb" > bulboso "bulbous" fabulo "fable" > fabuloso "legendary; fabulous"

-isco / -isca are suffixed to the end of nouns to indicate resemblance. Romano "Roman; of Rome" > Romanisco "Romanesque; resembling Rome"