"-etto" meaning in Italian

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈet.to/ Forms: form -etta [feminine]
Rhymes: -etto Etymology: From Late Latin -ittus. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|LL.|-ittus}} Late Latin -ittus Head templates: {{head|it|suffix|female form|-etta}} -etto (female form -etta)
  1. suffix used to form melioratives, diminutives, and hypocoristics Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -otto Related terms: vezzeggiativo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for -etto meaning in Italian (1.5kB)

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin -ittus.",
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    {
      "form": "form -etta",
      "tags": [
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          "text": "nonno (“grandfather”) + -etto → nonnetto (“grandpa”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "cassa (“box”) + -etto → cassetto (“drawer”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "bosco (“the woods”) + -etto → boschetto (“grove”)",
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        }
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        ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "-otto"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-etto"
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    }
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "bosco (“the woods”) + -etto → boschetto (“grove”)",
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        }
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