-etto

etto etto- Interlingua Etymology Borrowed from ia en -et, ia fr -et, ia it -etto, ia pt -ito/ia es -ito, all ultimately from ia la -ittum, from la -ittus. Pronunciation ia /ˈeto/ Suffix n forms nouns from nouns, denoting a diminutive; -et, -ie, -y, -let, -ling ia hacha axe hachetto hatchet ia pacco pack, bundle pacchetto packet ia boteca shop, store botechetta -etta small shop ia pane bread panetto bread roll ia uxor wife uxoretta -etta wifie Usage notes With an animate noun, this suffix refers to a male. The coordinate female suffix is ia -etta, which is also used with inanimate nouns ending in -a, such as ia boteca → ia botechetta above. This suffix is not to be confused with homophonous ia -eto grove. Derived terms ia References Italian Alternative forms it -otto Etymology it suffix :inh la-lat:-ittus 1 From it la-lat -ittus.-etto Pronunciation -étto Suffix m + + + suffix used to form melioratives, diminutives, and hypocoristics it nonno grandfather nonnetto nonnetto grandpa it cassa box cassetto cassetto drawer it bosco the woods boschetto boschetto grove Derived terms it See also it vezzeggiativo References