-uelo

See also: ülő

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -olus.

Suffix

-uelo m (plural -uelos) (noun)
-uelo (feminine -uela, masculine plural -uelos, feminine plural -uelas) (adjective)

diminutive suffix for nouns
‎arroyo (“stream”) + ‎-uelo → ‎arroyuelo (“brook, small stream”)
emphasizes contempt for the subject

Usage notes

Little used in modern Spanish. Sometimes takes the form -zuelo or -ichuelo.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -uelo

Further reading

“-uelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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