-cino
Italian
Alternative forms
- -icino (after other consonants)
Pronunciation
Suffix
-cino m (plural -cini, feminine -cina)
- Variation of -ino (dimimutive suffix) for terms ending in -n, -ne or -na.
- bastone (“stick”) + -cino → bastoncino (“little stick, chopstick”)
- camion (“truck”) + -cino → camioncino (“van”)
- milione (“million”) + -cino → milioncino