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-uzzu
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Sicilian
Etymology
From scn la -uceum/la -ucium. Compare it -uccio, ro -uț.
Pronunciation
scn /-ˈutt͡su/ [-ˈutt͡sʊ]
scn -ùz zu
Suffix
-uzz u a i
suffix used to form melioratives, diminutives, and hypocoristics
scn beḍḍu beautiful biḍḍuzzu pretty, sweet
scn granni big grannuzzu biggish
scn nicu small nicuzzu smallish
Derived terms
scn -uzzazzu -uzzazza
Related terms
scn -azzu -ittu -uni -icchiu- -inu -eḍḍu -iceḍḍu -uḍḍu -ellu -olu -ulu -culu