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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese -elo, from Latin -ellus, an extension of -lus. Compare Spanish -illo.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-elo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -elos)
- (archaic) forms diminutives, especially of masculine nouns
- Synonym: -iño
- nó (“knot”) + -elo → noelo (“knuckle”)
- fato (“cover, container > group”) + -elo → fatelo (“garment”)
Derived terms
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese -elo, from Latin -ellus, -ellum. Doublet of -ilho.
Pronunciation
Most commonly in loaned or inherited words:
Most commonly in words coined in Portuguese:
Suffix
-elo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -elos, feminine -ela, feminine plural -elas)
- forms diminutives; -ling; -let
- Synonyms: -inho, -ito, -im
- cobra (“snake”) + -elo → cobrelo (“snakeling”)
- castro (“fort or walled village”) + -elo → castrelo (“small fort or walled village”)
- forms names of things that share a characteristic with the suffixed word, usually carrying a diminutive aspect
- Synonyms: -inho, -ilho
- pesado (“heavy”) + -elo → pesadelo (“nightmare”)
- pardo (“dun”) + -elo → pardelo (“sparrow”)
Derived terms