-ecillo
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Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- -ecilla (after a feminine noun)
Etymology[edit]
Form of -cillo, rebracketed from words ending in -e.
Suffix[edit]
-ecillo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ecillos)
- Alternative form of -cillo; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives
Usage notes[edit]
- If the noun has a final vowel (usually -o), it is dropped before adding -ecillo.
- In most cases, -ecillo is used simply to indicate a small or endeared thing, without changing the basic meaning of the noun; however, in some cases, it is used to effect a greater change in meaning.
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Further reading[edit]
- “-ecillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014