-ecillo

Spanish Alternative forms es -ecilla after a feminine noun Etymology Form of es -cillo, rebracketed from words ending in -e. Suffix mes diminutive suffixes es -cillo; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives es pan bread panecillo small (piece of) bread es cuerpo body cuerpecillo small body es pez fish pececillo small fish es can dog; bracket (architecture); modillion canecillo bracket (architecture); modillion Usage notes If the noun has a final vowel (usually es -o), it is dropped before adding es -ecillo. In most cases, es -ecillo 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. Derived terms es Related terms es -illo -cillo -cecillo See also es -ito, es -cito, es -ecito, es -cecito Further reading