-iño

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ĩo, from older -ino. Cognate with Asturian -ín.

Suffix

-iño (feminine -iña, plural -iños, feminine plural -iñas)

  1. Suffix used to form diminutives of nouns, adjectives and adverbs in Galician, sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun.
    ‎sentido (“sense”) + ‎-iño → ‎sentidiño (“common sense”)
    ‎rico (“rich; tasty”) + ‎-iño → ‎riquiño (“cute, adorable”)

Derived terms
Galician terms suffixed with -iño

Spanish

Alternative forms
  • -iña (after feminine nouns)

Suffix

-iño m (plural -iños)

  1. (Galicia) A diminutive suffix for masculine nouns or adjectives.

Derived terms
Category Spanish terms suffixed with -iño not found
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