-inho

inho Portuguese Alternative forms pt -im -in' -in -inh pronunciation spelling pt -zinho Etymology pt :inh roa-opt:-ỹo<ety:inh<la:-īnus<t:of or relating to>>> + 1 Compare it -ino, fr -in, both diminutive suffixes. pt -ino. Pronunciation pt iɲu ĩɲu Brazil 2 Suffix m + forms the diminutive of nouns; -ie; -y; -ling; -let indicates smallness, shortness, youth, fewness, etc. pt casa<t:house> -inha casinha<t:small house> pt criança<t:child> -inha criancinha<t:young child> pt texto<t:text> textinho<t:short text> pt pipoca<t:popcorn> -inha pipoquinha<t:small portion of popcorn> pt -culo -ete -ito -ulo pt -ão belittles the suffixed noun; -let pt time<t:sports team> timinho<t:bad sports team> pt país<t:country> paisinho<t:country of little importance> pt -culo -eco -ilho indicates affection; -ie; -y pt cachorro<t:dog> cachorrinho<t:doggy> pt terra<t:land> terrinha<t:homeland> Suffix pt somewhat informal forms the diminutive of adjectives and adverbs, roughly equivalent to English somewhat or kind of pt meio pt feio<t:ugly> feiinho<t:somewhat ugly> forms the augmentative of adjectives and adverbs pt limpo clean limpinho very clean Suffix pt informal forms the diminutive of pronouns indicates smallness pt aquele<t:that one> -zinho aquelezinho<t:that small one> pt mesmo intensifies or emphasises personal pronouns pt eu<t:I> -zinho euzinho<t:little old me> Suffix pt suffix pt Brazil colloquial regional forms the diminutive of gerunds, indicating a lack of intensity or seriousness pt chovendo<t:raining> chovendinho<t:drizzling> pt namorando<t:dating> namorandinho<t:having an uncommitted romantic relationship> Usage notes This suffix retains the gender of the root word and usually its final a or o too, even if the former ends a masculine word or the latter ends a feminine one:https://www.flip.pt/Duvidas-Linguisticas/Duvida-Linguistica/DID/853/https://guiadoestudante.abril.com.br/coluna/duvidas-portugues/fotinho-ou-fotinha-qual-e-o-certo/https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/gramatica/diminutivo-de-foto.htm pt problema<t:problem> probleminha<t:little problem>, not pt *probleminho pt tribo<t:tribe> tribinho<t:tribelet>, not pt *tribinha This is always true in prescriptive grammar; however, some informal formulations deviate from this pattern, such pt fotinha, from pt foto. Brazilian grammarian Evanildo Bechara additionally deems pt -inha valid if the root is a clipping of a feminine word ending with a, such pt motinha from pt moto, in turn a clipping of pt motocicleta. The suffixes pt -inho, pt -ão and pt -mente do not alter the vowel qualities in the root word: pt certo<t:accurate> certinho<t:precisely correct><ng:with /ɛ/>; compare pt certeiro with /e/ or /ɨ/ Derived terms pt References Further reading pt diminutive suffixes