Meaning of -io | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a place, usually a country, named after the root, whether that is a people, person, city, or river
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2. a science named after its practitioner
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3. -ium; used to form the names of chemical elements
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Equivalents

Examples

“andaluzo (“Andalusian”) + -io → Andaluzio (“Andalusia”)”

“Esperanto (“the Esperanto language”) + -io → Esperantio (“a notional Esperanto-speaking land”)”

“flandro (“Fleming”) + -io → Flandrio (“Flanders”)”

“japano (“a Japanese person”) + -io → Japanio (“Japan”)”

“Kaŭkazo (“the Caucasus Mountains”) + -io → Kaŭkazio (“the Caucasus (region)”)”

“Kolumbo (“Christopher Columbus”) + -io → Kolumbio (“Colombia”)”

“Niĝero (“the Niger River”) + -io → Niĝerio (“Nigeria”)”

“Novjorko (“New York City”) + -io → Novjorkio (“New York (state)”)”

“Romo (“Rome”) + -io → Romio (“the Roman Empire”)”

“ŝvabo (“Swabian”) + -io → Ŝvabio (“Swabia”)”

“astronomo (“astronomer”) + -io → astronomio (“astronomy”)”

“biologo (“biologist”) + -io → biologio (“biology”)”

“kirurgo (“surgeon”) + -io → kirurgio (“surgery (branch of medicine)”)”

“berilo (“beryl”) + -io → berilio (“beryllium”)”

“titano (“titan”) + -io → titanio (“titanium”)”

“Urano (“Uranus”) + -io → uranio (“uranium”)”

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