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Italian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin -olus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɔlo
- Hyphenation: -ò‧lo
- Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate.
Suffix
-olo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -oli, feminine -ola)
- used to form a diminutive of a masculine noun, indicating small size or youth
- figlio (“son”) + -olo → figliolo (“sonny”)
- quercia (“oak”) + -olo → querciolo (“young oak”)
Suffix
-olo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ola, masculine plural -oli, feminine plural -ole)
- used to form an adjective expressing derivation from a root noun
- campagna (“countryside”) + -olo → campagnolo (“rural”)
- montagna (“mountain”) + -olo → montagnolo (“highlander”)
- used to form demonyms
- Spagna (“Spain”) + -olo → spagnolo (“Spanish”)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin -ulus. Compare adjectives piccolo and ridicolo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.lo/
- Hyphenation: -o‧lo
- Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the antepenultimate.
Suffix
-olo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -oli, feminine -ola)
- denotes small size or petty nature
- corda (“rope; string”) + -olo → cordolo (“kerb”)
- brocco (“branch stump”) + -olo → broccolo (“broccoli”)
Etymology 3
Depending on the meaning, from the ending of alcol (“alcohol”) or a learned borrowing from Latin oleum (“oil”). Doublet of olio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.lo/
- Rhymes: -ɔlo
- Hyphenation: -ò‧lo
- Note: terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate.
Suffix
-olo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -oli)
- (organic chemistry) -ol (forming the names of alcohols and phenols)
- etano (“ethane”) + -olo → etanolo (“ethanol”)
- fenico (“phenolic”) + -olo → fenolo (“phenol”)
- (organic chemistry) composed with an oil or oil-like substance
- timo (“thyme”) + -olo → timolo (“thymol”)
- (organic chemistry) indicating a heterocycle that is not an alcohol and does not have an oil (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- used to form many product names of chemicals and pharmaceuticals (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
Latin
Suffix
-olō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -olus