"-ecito" meaning in Spanish

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Suffix

Forms: -ecitos [plural]
Etymology: Form of -cito, rebracketed from words ending in -e. Etymology templates: {{m|es|-cito}} -cito Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} -ecito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ecitos)
  1. Alternative form of -cito; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, morpheme Alternative form of: -cito (extra: added to masculine nouns to form diminutives) Synonyms: -ecita (english: after a feminine noun) Related terms: -cecito, -cito, -ito, -illo, -cillo, -ecillo, -cecillo
    Sense id: en--ecito-es-suffix-5DxpZbFH

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "-cito"
      },
      "expansion": "-cito",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Form of -cito, rebracketed from words ending in -e.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ecitos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
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  "pos": "suffix",
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          "extra": "added to masculine nouns to form diminutives",
          "word": "-cito"
        }
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "barrio (“neighborhood”) + -ecito → barriecito (“small neighborhood”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "cambio (“change”) + -ecito → cambiecito (“small change, tweak”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pez (“fish”) + -ecito → pececito (“small fish”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pueblo (“village”) + -ecito → pueblecito (“little village”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "tren (“train”) + -ecito → trenecito (“small train”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "viejo (“old”) + -ecito → viejecito (“little old man”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of -cito; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "-cito",
          "-cito#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "-cecito"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cito"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ito"
        },
        {
          "word": "-illo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cillo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ecillo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cecillo"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "after a feminine noun",
          "word": "-ecita"
        }
      ],
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        "alternative",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "form": "-ecitos",
      "tags": [
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "suffix",
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      "word": "-cecito"
    },
    {
      "word": "-cito"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ito"
    },
    {
      "word": "-illo"
    },
    {
      "word": "-cillo"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ecillo"
    },
    {
      "word": "-cecillo"
    }
  ],
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        }
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        "Spanish diminutive suffixes",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine suffixes",
        "Spanish noun-forming suffixes",
        "Spanish suffixes",
        "Spanish suffixes with red links in their headword lines"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "barrio (“neighborhood”) + -ecito → barriecito (“small neighborhood”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "cambio (“change”) + -ecito → cambiecito (“small change, tweak”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pez (“fish”) + -ecito → pececito (“small fish”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "pueblo (“village”) + -ecito → pueblecito (“little village”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "tren (“train”) + -ecito → trenecito (“small train”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "viejo (“old”) + -ecito → viejecito (“little old man”)"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of -cito; added to masculine nouns to form diminutives"
      ],
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          "-cito",
          "-cito#Spanish"
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      "english": "after a feminine noun",
      "word": "-ecita"
    }
  ],
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