-iella

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See also: iella

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ellam, accusative of -ella.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-iella (masculine -iello)

  1. (added to feminine nouns and adjectives) A diminutive suffix.

Usage notes

Some Old Spanish terms apparently suffixed with -iello may actually be direct descendants of Latin diminutives formed with -ellus, and will therefore not have a corresponding non-diminutive form:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: -illa