"-uccio" meaning in Italian

See -uccio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈut.t͡ʃo/ Forms: -ucci [plural], -uccia [feminine], -ucce [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -uttʃo Etymology: From Vulgar Latin -uc(c)ulus, -(uc)cula, from -(uc)culum, from the Latin diminutive suffix -culus (feminine -cula, neuter -culum). Compare also Sicilian -uzzu, Romanian -uț. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la-lat:-uc(c)ulus<ety:inh<la:-culus>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-kelos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-culus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-uc(c)ulus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-uccio", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="-uccio">, {{der|it|la-vul|-uc(c)ulus}} Vulgar Latin -uc(c)ulus, {{suffix|la|-culus}} -culus, {{cog|scn|-uzzu}} Sicilian -uzzu, {{cog|ro|-uț}} Romanian -uț Head templates: {{it-noun|m|+|f=+|fpl=+}} -uccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ucci, feminine -uccia, feminine plural -ucce)
  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 etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 55 45 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 77 23
  2. diminutive suffix with patronizing or pejorative connotations when attached to specific words Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--uccio-it-suffix-URRznHQ1 Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -uccia, -uzzo, -uzza

Inflected forms

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