User:RodRabelo7/-mirim and -guaçu

https://web.archive.org/web/20240213065709/https://revistas.ufg.br/sig/article/download/7395/5261/27688 Upaon-Açu

-mirim, -guaçu, and -açu are Portuguese-language suffixes of Tupi–Guarani origin. In Old Tupi, they appear as -mirĩ, -gûasu, -ûasu, and -usu. Numerous words in Brazilian Portuguese, as well as various place names in Brazil, originate from -mirim, -gûasu (or -ûasu), and -usu.

Concerning the use of the suffixes -mirim, -guaçu, and -açu in Portuguese, a hyphen is used when the first element ends with a graphically accented vowel (such as “anajá-mirim”, “amoré-guaçu”, and “andá-açu”) or when pronunciation requires graphical distinction (such as “capim-açu”).

-guaçu
According to the Caldas Aulete dictionary, the suffix -guaçu means “grande” (lit. 'big'), “grosso” (lit. 'thick'), and “amplo” (lit. 'wide'), and is preceded by a hyphen when it has “morphological individuality” or when the element to which it is attached ends in a graphically accented vowel. The Michaelis dictionary provides the meanings “grande porte” (lit. 'large size'), “grande” (lit. 'big'), and “volumoso” (lit. 'bulky') for -açu. According to the Priberam dictionary, -guaçu expresses the notion of “grande” (lit. 'big') and generally contrasts with -mirim.