Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ido

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: -i-do
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Attached to the name of a language (typically a constructed language) to denote a conlang derived from or based on that language.

Example Sentences

"Volapük + -ido → Volapükido (“conlang derived from Volapük”)"
"Toki Pona + -ido → tokiponido (“conlang derived from Toki Pona”)"
"In the "Language Samples" section it also has Communicationssprache (1836) – mostly a simplified French; […] and Spelin (1888), which seems to be a thoroughly reformed Volapükido […"
"at long last, i've completed my tokiponido, "toki pona with penultimate stress"! i'll post the docs shortly after"

Etymology

Back-formation from Esperantido, from Esperanto -ido (“offspring”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -ido

Questions

What does -ido mean?: Attached to the name of a language (typically a constructed language) to denote a conlang derived from or based on that language.
Where does -ido come from?: Back-formation from Esperantido, from Esperanto -ido (“offspring”).

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