"-zinho" meaning in Portuguese

See -zinho in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈzĩ.ɲu/ [Brazil], [ˈzĩ.j̃u] [Brazil], /ˈzĩ.ɲu/ [Brazil], [ˈzĩ.j̃u] [Brazil], /ˈzi.ɲo/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈzi.ɲu/ [Portugal] Forms: -zinhos [plural], -zinha [feminine], -zinhas [feminine, plural], -zinha [feminine], -zinhos [masculine, plural], -zinhas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -iɲu, (Brazil) -ĩɲu Etymology: From -z- + -inho. Etymology templates: {{affix|pt|-z-|-inho}} -z- + -inho Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=-zinha}} -zinho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -zinhos, feminine -zinha, feminine plural -zinhas), {{pt-adj}} -zinho (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -zinha, masculine plural -zinhos, feminine plural -zinhas)
  1. variant of -inho, used especially when the preceding letter is a semivowel or when the word is an oxytone Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -inho, used especially when the preceding letter is a semivowel or when the word is an oxytone

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈzĩ.ɲu/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈzĩ.j̃u]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzĩ.ɲu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈzĩ.j̃u]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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