Esperanto

Suffix

-eg-

1. denotes augmentative of degree

   varma ‎(“warm”) + ‎-eg- → ‎varmega ‎(“hot”)

   ridi ‎(“laugh”) + ‎-eg- → ‎ridegi ‎(“guffaw”)

   pafilo ‎(“gun”) + ‎-eg- → ‎pafilego ‎(“cannon”)

Usage notes

Unlike most Esperanto suffixes, -eg- does not affect the part of speech of the root.

Antonyms

• -et-

Derived terms

• ega ‎(“great”)
• ege ‎(“greatly”)

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto -eg-, from Russian -яга ‎(-jaga).

Suffix

-eg-

1. suffix denoting augmentation, intensity, a higher or extreme degree

   domo ‎(“house”) + ‎-eg- → ‎domego ‎(“mansion”)

   bela ‎(“beautiful”) + ‎-eg- → ‎belega ‎(“gorgeous”)

   blamar ‎(“to blame”) + ‎-eg- → ‎blamegar ‎(“to vituperate”)

Antonyms

• -et-

Derived terms