411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
-cina
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Appendix:Variations of "cina"
Italian
Suffix
fit diminutive suffixes
it -ina
it canzone<t:song> canzoncina<t:little song, ditty>
it corona<t:crown> coroncina<t:small crown, coronet>
it porta<t:door> porticina<t:small door>
it parte<t:part> particina<t:bit part, minor acting role>
Usage notes
Originally used with feminine terms ending in -n, -ne or -na. Sometimes used with other (usually feminine) terms, in place of it -ina.
See also it -cino and it -ino for masculine equivalents.
Derived terms
it