-ilho
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish -illo, from Latin -ellus. Doublet of -elo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ilho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ilhos)
- forms names of things that share some characteristic with the suffixed word, often carrying a diminutive or belittling aspect
Usage notes[edit]
Most often found in Spanish loanwords containing -illo rather than used productively.
Derived terms[edit]
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- Portuguese terms borrowed from Spanish
- Portuguese terms derived from Spanish
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
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- Portuguese countable suffixes
- Portuguese masculine suffixes