-iño

Galician

Alternative forms

• -ín

Etymology

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

Suffix

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 terms suffixed with -iño

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Spanish

Suffix

-iño (feminine -iña)

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