-illo

illo illó illő Latin Pronunciation illō Etymology 1 la Suffix 1+ -illō Forms diminutive verbs from verbs. la focilō to refresh, resuscitate, less commonly la focillō, from the noun la focus. la cantillō to hum, warble, from the verb la cantō Conjugation 1+ -illō Derived terms la Etymology 2 la 1 Suffix la suffix form -illō la -illus dat//abl m//n s la diminutive suffixes Spanish Alternative forms es -illa with feminine nouns Etymology es diminutive :inh osp:-iello<id:diminutive> es osp -iello, from es la -ellus, an extension of la -lus. Pronunciation Suffix mes diminutive suffixes added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive form es -ito -cito -cillo -ecillo -cecillo -ico -ín -lito es -illa Usage notes If the noun has a final vowel (usually es -o), it is dropped before adding es -illo. In most cases, es -illo is used simply to indicate a small or endeared thing, without changing the basic meaning of the noun; however, in some cases, it is used to effect a greater change in meaning, such as es bolsillo pocket, from es bolso handbag, purse. Different nouns tend to prefer different diminutive suffixes (see synonyms below), though some nouns accept multiple diminutives, and there is often regional or personal variation. For masculine nouns ending in -a, there is some alternation between the gender-reflecting diminutive es -illo and the ending-reflecting diminutive es -illa. When the latter is used, -ill- may be considered an infix. Derived terms es -cillo, es -ecillo, es -cecillo es Further reading