-illus

See also: illus.

Latin

Etymology

Rebracketing of diminutive suffix -lus on such nouns as sigillum (signum + -lus), used freely.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-illus

  1. Used to form diminutives of nouns.

Usage notes

The suffix -illus and variants (-illa, -illum) are used almost invariably to create the diminutive form of a noun.

Examples:
furcilla (“very small fork”), from furca (“fork”)
lapillus (“very small stone, pebble, gem”), from lapis (“stone”)
pūnctillum (“very small dot”), from punctum (“point, spot”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -illus -illa -illum -illī -illae -illa
Genitive -illī -illae -illī -illōrum -illārum -illōrum
Dative -illō -illō -illīs
Accusative -illum -illam -illum -illōs -illās -illa
Ablative -illō -illā -illō -illīs
Vocative -ille -illa -illum -illī -illae -illa

Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -illus

Descendants
  • Sicilian: -iḍḍu, -illu
  • Spanish: -illo
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