-cillo

See also: Cillo

Spanish

Alternative forms

-cilla

Etymology

From -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /ˈθiʝo/ [ˈθi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /ˈθiʎo/ [ˈθi.ʎo]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /ˈsiʝo/ [ˈsi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /ˈsiʎo/ [ˈsi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈsiʃo/ [ˈsi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsiʒo/ [ˈsi.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo

Syllabification: -ci‧llo

Suffix

-cillo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -cillos)

Alternative form of -illo
amorcillo

Usage notes

Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -cilla.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -cillo

Further reading

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

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