"-ecito" meaning in All languages combined

See -ecito on Wiktionary

Suffix [Spanish]

IPA: /eˈθito/, [eˈθi.t̪o], /eˈsito/, [eˈsi.t̪o] Forms: -ecitos [plural], -ecita [alternative]
Rhymes: -ito Etymology: From -cito, by rebracketing from words ending in -e, such as pobrecito or bebecito. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|-cito|tree=1}}, {{rebracketing|es|nocap=1}} rebracketing, {{ety|es|-cito|tree=1}} Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} -ecito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ecitos)
  1. alternative form of -cito; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, morpheme Alternative form of: -cito (extra: added to masculine nouns to form diminutives) Related terms: -cecito, -cito, -ito, -illo, -cillo, -ecillo, -cecillo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "-cito",
      "-cito#Spanish"
    ],
    [
      "pobrecito",
      "pobrecito#Spanish"
    ],
    [
      "bebecito",
      "bebecito#Spanish"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-cito",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "rebracketing",
      "name": "rebracketing"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-cito",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -cito, by rebracketing from words ending in -e, such as pobrecito or bebecito.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ecitos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ecita",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-ecito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ecitos)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-e‧ci‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "e‧ci‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "added to masculine nouns to form diminutives",
          "word": "-cito"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "barrio (“neighborhood”) + -ecito → barriecito (“small neighborhood”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "cambio (“change”) + -ecito → cambiecito (“small change, tweak”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pez (“fish”) + -ecito → pececito (“small fish”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pueblo (“village”) + -ecito → pueblecito (“little village”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "tren (“train”) + -ecito → trenecito (“small train”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "viejo (“old”) + -ecito → viejecito (“little old man”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of -cito; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives"
      ],
      "id": "en--ecito-es-suffix-wK1-nUza",
      "links": [
        [
          "-cito",
          "-cito#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "-cecito"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cito"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ito"
        },
        {
          "word": "-illo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cillo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ecillo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cecillo"
        }
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/eˈθito/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈθi.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈsito/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈsi.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ito"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ecito"
}
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    [
      "-cito",
      "-cito#Spanish"
    ],
    [
      "pobrecito",
      "pobrecito#Spanish"
    ],
    [
      "bebecito",
      "bebecito#Spanish"
    ]
  ],
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        "1": "es",
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        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-cito",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "-ecitos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ecita",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-ecito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ecitos)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-e‧ci‧to"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "e‧ci‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "word": "-cecito"
    },
    {
      "word": "-cito"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ito"
    },
    {
      "word": "-illo"
    },
    {
      "word": "-cillo"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ecillo"
    },
    {
      "word": "-cecillo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "extra": "added to masculine nouns to form diminutives",
          "word": "-cito"
        }
      ],
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        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/ito",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/ito/3 syllables",
        "Spanish 3-syllable words",
        "Spanish countable suffixes",
        "Spanish diminutive suffixes",
        "Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons",
        "Spanish entries with etymon",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine suffixes",
        "Spanish noun-forming suffixes",
        "Spanish rebracketings",
        "Spanish suffixes",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "barrio (“neighborhood”) + -ecito → barriecito (“small neighborhood”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "cambio (“change”) + -ecito → cambiecito (“small change, tweak”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pez (“fish”) + -ecito → pececito (“small fish”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pueblo (“village”) + -ecito → pueblecito (“little village”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "tren (“train”) + -ecito → trenecito (“small train”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "viejo (“old”) + -ecito → viejecito (“little old man”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of -cito; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-cito",
          "-cito#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈθito/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈθi.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈsito/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈsi.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ito"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ecito"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "suffix",
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