-iño

Galician

Alternative forms

• -ín

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese -ĩo, from older -ino. Cognate with Asturian -ín.

Suffix

-iño (feminine -iña, plural -iños)

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

Galician words suffixed with -iño

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• -iña (after feminine nouns)

Suffix

-iño m (plural -iños)

1. (Galicia) A diminutive suffix for masculine nouns or adjectives.

Derived terms

Category Spanish words suffixed with -iño not found