Portuguese
Etymology
-z- + inho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzi.ɲu/
- Hyphenation: zi‧nho
Suffix
-zinho m (feminine -zinha, plural -zinhos, feminine plural -zinhas)
- variant of -inho, used especially when the preceding letter is a semivowel or when the word is an oxytone
- pá (“shovel”) + -zinha → pazinha (“small shovel”)
- café (“coffee”) + -zinho → cafezinho (“small cup of coffee”)
- eu (“I”) + -zinho → euzinho (“I … myself”)
- Antonym: -zão
