-ecito

Spanish Alternative forms es -ecita after a feminine noun Etymology es -cito 1 From es -cito, by es 1 from words ending in -e, such as es pobrecito or es bebecito. Pronunciation Suffix mes diminutive suffixes es -cito; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives es barrio neighborhood barriecito small neighborhood es cambio change cambiecito small change, tweak es pez fish pececito small fish es pueblo village pueblecito little village es tren train trenecito small train es viejo old viejecito little old man Usage notes If the noun has a final vowel (usually es -o), it is dropped before adding es -ecito. In most cases, es -ecito is used simply to indicate a small or endeared thing, without changing the basic meaning of the noun. Contrast es -ecillo, which often changes the underlying meaning. Derived terms es Related terms es -ito -cito -cecito See also es -illo, es -cillo, es -ecillo, es -cecillo Further reading