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Aula grátisThe suffix -edo forms mainly masculine collective and locative nouns from noun bases, especially names of trees and plants. It generally means "a place where X grows or is abundant."
It belongs to the same suffixal family as -eda and comes from Latin -ētum. Many formations coexist with nouns in -al or -ar: hayedo ~ hayal, pinedo ~ pinar, rebolledo ~ rebollar. The pattern is old and only moderately productive in modern Spanish.
The nouns are ordered approximately by contemporary frequency and general usefulness.
| # | Spanish Noun | Noun in English | Base Noun | Base Noun in English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | viñedo | vineyard; area planted with vines | viña | vineyard; vine |
| 2 | hayedo | beech forest; beech grove | haya | beech tree |
| 3 | robledo | oak grove; oak forest | roble | oak tree |
| 4 | pinedo | pine grove; pine forest | pino | pine tree |
| 5 | castañedo | chestnut grove | castaño | chestnut tree |
| 6 | olmedo | elm grove | olmo | elm tree |
| 7 | acebedo | holly grove | acebo | holly |
| 8 | saucedo | willow grove | sauce | willow |
| 9 | rebolledo | Pyrenean-oak grove | rebollo | Pyrenean oak |
| 10 | avellanedo | hazel grove | avellano | hazel tree |
| 11 | arcedo | maple grove | arce | maple tree |
| 12 | cañedo | area covered or planted with canes | caña | cane; reed |
| 13 | bujedo | boxwood grove | boj | box; boxwood |
| 14 | espinaredo | place covered with thorn bushes | espino | hawthorn; thorn tree |
| 15 | ablanedo | hazel grove | ablano | hazel tree |
| 16 | lloredo | laurel grove | laurel | laurel; bay tree |
| 17 | arboledo | grove; wooded area (old) | árbol | tree |
A particularly interesting case is viña → viñedo: the RAE notes that viña and viñedo can both designate land planted with grapevines, so the derivative does not necessarily create a completely new referential meaning.
Also note the parallel formations:
The feminine forms have often prevailed in some lexical items, while the masculine forms have prevailed in others; thus modern Spanish normally has arboleda but hayedo, robledo and viñedo.
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