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Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -ellam, accusative of -ella.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-iella (masculine -iello)
- (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