🔹 Denominal Nouns Ending in -ado

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The suffix -ado can attach to noun bases and form nouns that refer to:

a group or collective (profesorado, alumnado);
an office, institution, territory, or period of authority (rectorado, obispado, principado);
an object, quantity, or area associated with the base noun (teclado, puñado, arbolado).

Note: These denominal formations are different from participial nouns derived from verbs, such as lavar → lavado.

#	Spanish Noun	Noun in English	Base Noun	Base Noun in English
1	teclado	keyboard; set of keys	tecla	key
2	profesorado	teaching staff; body of teachers	profesor / profesora	teacher; professor
3	alumnado	student body; students collectively	alumno / alumna	student; pupil
4	doctorado	doctorate; doctoral studies	doctor / doctora	doctor; doctoral degree holder
5	electorado	electorate; body of voters	elector / electora	voter; elector
6	voluntariado	volunteering; volunteer sector; body of volunteers	voluntario / voluntaria	volunteer
7	tejado	roof; tiled roof	teja	roof tile
8	funcionariado	civil service; body of public officials	funcionario / funcionaria	public official; civil servant
9	empresariado	business community; employers collectively	empresario / empresaria	business owner; entrepreneur
10	patriarcado	patriarchy	patriarca	patriarch
11	campesinado	peasantry; rural farming population	campesino / campesina	peasant; farmer
12	secretariado	secretariat; secretarial staff; secretarial profession	secretario / secretaria	secretary
13	principado	principality; rule of a prince	príncipe	prince
14	matriarcado	matriarchy	matriarca	matriarch
15	condado	county; earldom	conde / condesa	count / countess
16	obispado	bishopric; diocese; bishop's office	obispo	bishop
17	arbolado	trees collectively; wooded area	árbol	tree
18	puñado	handful; small quantity	puño	fist
19	proletariado	proletariat; working class	proletario / proletaria	proletarian; working-class person
20	estudiantado	student body; students collectively	estudiante	student
21	rectorado	rector's office; rectorate; university administration	rector / rectora	rector; university president
22	consulado	consulate; consulship	cónsul	consul
23	papado	papacy; office or period of a pope	papa	pope
24	marquesado	marquisate; title or territory of a marquis	marqués / marquesa	marquis / marchioness
25	ducado	duchy; dukedom	duque / duquesa	duke / duchess
26	arzobispado	archbishopric; archdiocese; archbishop's office	arzobispo	archbishop
27	accionariado	body of shareholders; share ownership	accionista	shareholder
28	apostolado	apostolate; missionary or religious work	apóstol	apostle
29	pontificado	pontificate; period of a pope's authority	pontífice	pontiff; pope
30	noviciado	novitiate; period or community of novices	novicio / novicia	novice
31	diaconado	diaconate; office of a deacon	diácono	deacon
32	laicado	laity; laypeople collectively	laico / laica	layperson
33	vizcondado	viscounty; title or territory of a viscount	vizconde / vizcondesa	viscount / viscountess

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