3.2.8.4 Spanish affix rules. Because affixes are parts of the word, it is necessary to structure the rules that rewrite them in the Phondex format. They are executed before the Phondex rules and have their own set of cover symbols.
| RULE TYPE | LIST |
|---|---|
| DV* | AI,IE,AU,EI,EU |
| SV* | A,E,I,O,U,Y |
The old suffixes identified as /-es/ and /-o/ are the sames as /-ez/ and mark the surname as a (masculine) patronymic.
| OLD | WHERE | ANTE | POST | NEW | SPEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES | F | EZ | 0A | ||
| O | F | EZ | 00 |