-iño

Galician

Alternative forms

• -ín (Eastern Galician)
• -ciño, -cín
• -inho (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ĩo, from Vulgar Latin *-īnus. Cognate with Portuguese -inho, Asturian -ín, Italian -ino.

Suffix

-iño (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iña, masculine plural -iños, feminine plural -iñas)
-iño m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iños, feminine -iña, feminine plural -iñas)

1. forms 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

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Galician terms suffixed with -iño

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• -iña (after feminine nouns)

Suffix

-iño m (noun-forming suffix, plural -iños)

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

Derived terms

Category Spanish terms suffixed with -iño not found