-illo

Meaning

added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive form

Concepts

little

small

-ling

Synonyms

-ito

-illa

-ita

Translations

-chen

-lein

-ling

-erl

-ette

-in

-ine

-et

… etto

… ino

-etto

-ino

-ello

-ina

-ella

Hyphenated as

-i‧llo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈiʝo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: -iello

Inherited from Latin: -ellus

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish -iello, from Latin -ellus, an extension of -lus.