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Italian
Etymology
Perhaps a variant of -etto, or from Vulgar Latin *-ottum.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-otto m (noun-forming suffix, plural -otti, feminine -otta)
-otto (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -otta, masculine plural -otti, feminine plural -otte)
- suffix used to form diminutives, especially with an endearing connotation
- giovane + -otto → giovanotto (“young man”)
- suffix used to form pejoratives
- Synonym: -accio
- contadino (“farmer”) + -otto → contadinotto (“peasant”)
- used to form demonyms and demonymic adjectives
- Rovigo + -otto → rovigotto (“(adjective) of or pertaining to Rovigo;(noun) inhabitant of Rovigo”)
Usage notes
- The diminutive and pejorative senses of the suffix sometimes overlap.
Derived terms
Further reading
- -otto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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