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-olo
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Appendix:Variations of "olo"
Italian
Etymology 1
it diminutive :inh la:-olus
it la -olus.
Pronunciation
-òlo
Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate.
Suffix
m + + +it diminutive suffixes
it diminutiveused to form a diminutive of a masculine noun, indicating small size or youth
it figlio son figliolo figliolo sonny
it quercia oak querciolo querciolo young oak
Derived terms
it diminutive
Suffix
used to form an adjective expressing derivation from a root noun
it campagna countryside campagnolo campagnolo rural
it montagna mountain montagnolo montagnolo highlander
used to form demonyms
it Spagna Spain spagnolo spagnolo Spanish
Etymology 2
it :inh la:-ulus small
it la -ulus. Compare adjectives it piccolo and it ridicolo.
Pronunciation
[ȯl]
Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenultimate.
Suffix
m + + +it diminutive suffixes
denotes small size or petty nature
it corda rope; string cordolo cordolo kerb
it brocco branch stump broccolo broccolo broccoli
Derived terms
it small
Etymology 3
it chemical suffix
Depending on the meaning, from the ending of it alcol alcohol or a it la oleum oil 1. it olio.
Pronunciation
-òlo
Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate.
Suffix
m
it organic chemistry -ol forming the names of alcohols and phenols
it etano ethane etanolo etanolo ethanol
it fenico phenolic fenolo fenolo phenol
it organic chemistry composed with an oil or oil-like substance
it timo thyme timolo timolo thymol
it organic chemistry indicating a heterocycle that is not an alcohol and does not have an oil it
used to form many product names of chemicals and pharmaceuticals it
Derived terms
it
Latin
Suffix
la suffix form -olō
la -olus dat//abl m//n s