-iño
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese -ĩo, from Vulgar Latin *-īnus. Cognate with Portuguese -inho, Asturian -ín, Italian -ino.
Suffix
-iño (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iña, masculine plural -iños, feminine plural -iñas)
-iño m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iños, feminine -iña, feminine plural -iñas)
- forms diminutives of nouns, adjectives and adverbs in Galician, sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun
Derived terms
From
Galician terms suffixed with -iño
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Spanish
Alternative forms
- -iña (after feminine nouns)
Suffix
-iño m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iños)
- (Galicia) a diminutive suffix for masculine nouns or adjectives
Derived terms
Category Spanish terms suffixed with -iño not found
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