-uelo

See also: ülő

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -olus.

Suffix

-uelo m (plural -uelos) (noun)
-uelo (feminine -uela, masculine plural -uelos, feminine plural -uelas) (adjective)

1. diminutive suffix for nouns

   ‎arroyo (“stream”) + ‎-uelo → ‎arroyuelo (“brook, small stream”)

2. emphasizes contempt for the subject

Usage notes

Little used in modern Spanish. Sometimes takes the form -zuelo or -ichuelo.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -uelo

Further reading

• “-uelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014