-iño

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Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese -ĩo, from older -ino.

Suffix[edit]

-iño (feminine -iña)

  1. Suffix used to form diminutives of nouns and adjectives in Galician, sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun.
    sentido (“sense”) + ‎-iño → ‎sentidiño (“common sense”)
    rico (“rich; tasty”) + ‎-iño → ‎riquiño (“cute, adorable”)

Derived terms[edit]

► Galician words suffixed with -iño

Spanish[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-iño (feminine -iña)

  1. (Galicia) A suffix to make diminutives of nouns and adjectives
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