-inho
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See also: inho
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Galician-Portuguese -ỹo, from Latin -īnus (“of or relating to”). Compare Italian -ino, French -in, both diminutive suffixes. Doublet of -ino.
Pronunciation
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Suffix
[edit]-inho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -inhos, feminine -inha, feminine plural -inhas)
- forms the diminutive of nouns; -ie; -y; -ling; -let
- Synonym: see :Category:Portuguese diminutive suffixes
Suffix
[edit]-inho (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -inha, masculine plural -inhos, feminine plural -inhas)
- (somewhat informal) forms the diminutive of adjectives and adverbs, roughly equivalent to English somewhat or kind of
- forms the augmentative of adjectives and adverbs
Suffix
[edit]-inho (adjective-like pronoun-forming suffix, feminine -inha, masculine plural -inhos, feminine plural -inhas)
- (informal) forms the diminutive of pronouns
- indicates smallness
- aquele (“that one”) + -z- -inho → aquelezinho (“that small one”)
- Synonym: mesmo
- intensifies or emphasises personal pronouns
- indicates smallness
Suffix
[edit]-inho
- (Brazil, colloquial, regional) forms the diminutive of gerunds, indicating a lack of intensity or seriousness
- chovendo (“raining”) + -inho → chovendinho (“drizzling”)
- namorando (“dating”) + -inho → namorandinho (“having an uncommitted romantic relationship”)
Usage notes
[edit]Derived terms
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- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese doublets
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/iɲu
- Rhymes:Portuguese/iɲu/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ĩɲu
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ĩɲu/2 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese suffixes
- Portuguese noun-forming suffixes
- Portuguese countable suffixes
- Portuguese masculine suffixes
- Portuguese adjective-forming suffixes
- Portuguese informal terms
- Portuguese adjective-like pronoun-forming suffixes
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Portuguese colloquialisms
- Regional Portuguese
- Portuguese diminutive suffixes