"-uccio" meaning in Italian

See -uccio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ucci [plural], -uccia [feminine]
Etymology: The suffix -uccio/-uccia stems from Latin -uceum/-uceam. Compare also Sicilian -uzzu, Romanian -uț. Etymology templates: {{m|it|-uccio}} -uccio, {{m|it|-uccia}} -uccia, {{inh|it|la|-uceum}} Latin -uceum, {{m|la|-uceam}} -uceam, {{cog|scn|-uzzu}} Sicilian -uzzu, {{cog|ro|-uț}} Romanian -uț Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} -uccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ucci, feminine -uccia)
  1. used to form diminutive melioratives Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -ino, -cino, ;, -ello, -cello, ;, -etto, ;, -uzzo
    Sense id: en--uccio-it-suffix-TdIU5TVA Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. diminutive suffix with patronizing or pejorative connotations when attached to specific words Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--uccio-it-suffix-URRznHQ1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for -uccio meaning in Italian (2.1kB)

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