-illus

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See also: illus.

Latin

Etymology

Rebracketing of diminutive suffix -lus on such nouns as sigillum (signum + -lus), used freely.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-illus

  1. Used to form diminutives of nouns.

Usage notes

The suffix -illus and variants (-illa, -illum) are used almost invariably to create the diminutive form of a noun.

Examples:
furcilla (“very small fork”), from furca (“fork”)
lapillus (“very small stone, pebble, gem”), from lapis (“stone”)
pūnctillum (“very small dot”), from punctum (“point, spot”)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -illus -illa -illum -illī -illae -illa
genitive -illī -illae -illī -illōrum -illārum -illōrum
dative -illō -illae -illō -illīs
accusative -illum -illam -illum -illōs -illās -illa
ablative -illō -illā -illō -illīs
vocative -ille -illa -illum -illī -illae -illa

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -illus

Descendants

  • Sicilian: -iḍḍu, -illu
  • Spanish: -illo
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