"-lino" meaning in Italian

See -lino in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈli.no/ Forms: -lini [plural], -ilino [alternative]
Rhymes: -ino Etymology: Blend of -olo + -ino. Etymology templates: {{blend|it|-olo|-ino}} Blend of -olo + -ino Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} -lino m (noun-forming suffix, plural -lini)
  1. alternative form of -ino Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, morpheme Alternative form of: -ino
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        "1": "it",
        "2": "-olo",
        "3": "-ino"
      },
      "expansion": "Blend of -olo + -ino",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of -olo + -ino.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lini",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ilino",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-lino m (noun-forming suffix, plural -lini)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-lì‧no"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "lì‧no"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "-ino"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian blends",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian terms suffixed with -ino",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian terms suffixed with -olo",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "occhio (“eye”) + -lino → occhiolino (“wink”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "capo (“head”) + -lino → capolino (“flower head”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "premio (“prize, award”) + -lino → Premiolino (“an Italian journalism award”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of -ino"
      ],
      "id": "en--lino-it-suffix-wg6m-9zN",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ino",
          "-ino#Italian"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.no/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ino"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-lino"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "-olo",
        "3": "-ino"
      },
      "expansion": "Blend of -olo + -ino",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "-lini",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ilino",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
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      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "lì‧no"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "word": "-ino"
        }
      ],
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        "Italian 2-syllable words",
        "Italian blends",
        "Italian countable suffixes",
        "Italian diminutive suffixes",
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian lemmas",
        "Italian links with redundant target parameters",
        "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Italian masculine suffixes",
        "Italian noun-forming suffixes",
        "Italian suffixes",
        "Italian suffixes with red links in their headword lines",
        "Italian terms suffixed with -ino",
        "Italian terms suffixed with -olo",
        "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ino",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ino/2 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "occhio (“eye”) + -lino → occhiolino (“wink”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "capo (“head”) + -lino → capolino (“flower head”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "premio (“prize, award”) + -lino → Premiolino (“an Italian journalism award”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of -ino"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ino",
          "-ino#Italian"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.no/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ino"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-lino"
}

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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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