-iento

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• IPA^(key): /-ˈjento/, [-ˈjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: -ien‧to

-iento (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ienta, masculine plural -ientos, feminine plural -ientas)

1. forms adjectives from nouns and verbs, often condition or state

   ‎harapo (“rag”) + ‎-iento → ‎harapiento (“ragged”)

   ‎hambre (“hunger”) + ‎-iento → ‎hambriento (“hungry”)

2. forms adjectives, indicating similarity

   ‎amarillo (“yellow”) + ‎-iento → ‎amarillento (“yellowish”)

• “-iento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025