-cecito

Spanish Alternative forms es -cecita after feminine nouns Etymology es -ecito 1 Extended form of es -ecito, using the same formative -c- found in es -cito, es -cillo. Pronunciation Suffix mes diminutive suffixes es -ecito; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives es pie foot piececito little foot Usage notes A rare suffix added to masculine words and names to denote a diminutive form. It occurs especially with words ending in a consonant or a vowel other than -o, and does not delete the final vowel (contrast with es -ecito, which is added in place of a vowel that does get deleted). Derived terms es Related terms es -ito -cito -ecito See also es -illo, es -cillo, es -ecillo, es -cecillo