-uzzu

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin -uceum/-ucium. Compare Italian -uccio, Romanian -uț.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ˈutt͡su/,
  • Hyphenation: -ùz‧zu

Suffix

-uzzu (feminine singular -uzza, masculine and feminine plural -uzzi)

  1. suffix used to form melioratives, diminutives, and hypocoristics
    beḍḍu (beautiful) + ‎-uzzu → ‎biḍḍuzzu (pretty, sweet)
    granni (big) + ‎-uzzu → ‎grannuzzu (biggish)
    nicu (small) + ‎-uzzu → ‎nicuzzu (smallish)

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