5 Common noun endings
In each case, gender is noted: m. = masculine, f = feminine.
SPANISH ENGLISH SPANISH ENGLISH
SUFFIX EQUIVALENT EXAMPLE EQUIVALENT(S)
-aje (m.) -age el garaje garage
-ancia (f) -ance la ambulancia ambulance
-ante (m.lf) -ant el/la participante participant
-ario (m.) -ary el seminario seminary
-ci6n (f) -tion la petici6n petition
-dor (m.)/-dora (f) -er el matador / la matadora matador, killer
-encia (f.) -ence, -ency la emergencia emergency
-ente (m.)/-enta (f) -ent el presidente / la presidenta president
-ero (m.)/-era (f) -er el barbero / la barbera barber
-ez (f.) -ity la lucidez lucidity
-eza (f) -ity la pureza purity
-icia (f.) -ice la avaricia avarice
-icio (m.) -ice el artificio artifice
-idad (f) -ity la infinidad infinity
-ismo (m.) -ism el materialismo materialism
-ista (m.lf.) -ist el/la dentista dentist
-or (m.)/-ora (f) -or el inventor / la inventora inventor
-orio (m.) -ory el directorio directory
-sion (f) -sion la televisi6n television
-tad (f.) -ty la dificultad difficulty
-tud (f) -tude la amplitud amplitude
2 Common adjective endings
SPANISH ENGLISH SPANISH ENGLISH
SUFFIX EQUIVALENT EXAMPLE EQUIVALENT(S)
-able -able probable probable
-az -acious audaz audacious
-cial -cial, -tial especial, residencial special, residential
-ente -ent existente existent
-es/-esa -ese japones/japonesa Japanese
-ible -ible convertible convertible
-il -ile servil servile
-ino/-ina -ine florentino/florentina Florentine
-ivo/-iva -ive defensivo/ defensiva defensive
-orio/ -oria -ory circulatorio/ circulatoria circulatory
-oz -ocious feroz ferocious