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-cello
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cello Cello çello 'cello
Italian
Alternative forms
it -icello after other consonants
Etymology
From it la -cellus, from la -culus -lus.
Pronunciation
-cèllo
Suffix
m +it diminutive suffixes
it -ello
it ladrone<t:thief> ladroncello<t:small thief, young thief>
it violone<t:violone early form of the double bass> violoncello<t:cello>
Usage notes
Used for terms ending in -n, -ne or -na.
Derived terms
it
References
violoncello
Anagrams
it cello Colle colle