-ucolo

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin -ūculus, enlarged form of -culus. Doublet of -ucchio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ukolo
  • Hyphenation: -ù‧co‧lo

Suffix

-ucolo m (plural -ucoli, feminine -ucola)

  1. used with nouns to derive diminutives with a pejorative connotation
    ‎paese (“town”, “village”) + ‎-ucolo → ‎paesucolo (“hamlet”, “small village”)

Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -ucolo

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