"-illo" meaning in Spanish

See -illo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈiʝo/, [ˈi.ʝo], /ˈiʝo/, [ˈi.ʝo], /ˈiʎo/, [ˈi.ʎo], /ˈiʃo/, [ˈi.ʃo], /ˈiʒo/, [ˈi.ʒo] Forms: -illos [plural], -illa [alternative]
Rhymes: -iʝo, -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America), -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish -iello, from Latin -ellus, an extension of -lus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|es|:inh|osp:-iello<id:diminutive>|id=diminutive}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|-iello|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish -iello, {{inh+|es|osp|-iello}} Inherited from Old Spanish -iello, {{inh|es|la|-ellus}} Latin -ellus Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} -illo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -illos)
  1. added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive form Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -ito, -cito, -cillo, -ecillo, -cecillo, -ico, -ín, -lito Derived forms: -cillo, -ecillo, -cecillo Coordinate_terms: -illa

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
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      },
      "expansion": "I",
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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    },
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    }
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        "",
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      ]
    }
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "word": "-ico"
        },
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        },
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈiʝo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʃo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʒo]"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "word": "-ecillo"
    },
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    }
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        "lit": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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    },
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      "form": "-illa",
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  ],
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        "",
        "i‧llo"
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        "Rhymes:Spanish/iʎo/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/iʒo",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/iʒo/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/iʝo",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/iʝo/2 syllables",
        "Spanish 2-syllable words",
        "Spanish countable suffixes",
        "Spanish diminutive suffixes",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine suffixes",
        "Spanish noun-forming suffixes",
        "Spanish suffixes",
        "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
        "Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish",
        "Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Spanish terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
        "Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        {
          "word": "-ito"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cito"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cillo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ecillo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-cecillo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ico"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ín"
        },
        {
          "word": "-lito"
        }
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈiʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʃo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈi.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʝo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-illo"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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  "section": "Spanish",
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