-otto

See also: otto, Otto, òtto, Ottó, and öttö

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of -etto, or from Vulgar Latin *-ottum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtto
  • Hyphenation: -òt‧to

Suffix

-otto m (noun-forming suffix, plural -otti, feminine -otta)
-otto (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -otta, masculine plural -otti, feminine plural -otte)

  1. Alternative form of -etto
    ‎giovane + ‎-otto → ‎giovanotto (“young man”)
  2. suffix used to form pejoratives
    Synonym: -accio
    ‎contadino (“farmer”) + ‎-otto → ‎contadinotto (“peasant”)
  3. used to form demonyms
    ‎Rovigo + ‎-otto → ‎rovigotto (“inhabitant of Rovigo”)

Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -otto

Further reading
  • -otto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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