-iño
Galician
Alternative forms
- -ín (Eastern Galician)
- -ciño, -cín
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese -ĩo, from older -ino. Cognate with Asturian -ín.
Suffix
-iño (feminine -iña, plural -iños, feminine plural -iñas)
- Suffix used to form diminutives of nouns, adjectives and adverbs in Galician, sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun.
- sentido (“sense”) + -iño → sentidiño (“common sense”)
- rico (“rich; tasty”) + -iño → riquiño (“cute, adorable”)
Derived terms
Galician terms suffixed with -iño
Spanish
Alternative forms
- -iña (after feminine nouns)
Suffix
-iño m (plural -iños)
- (Galicia) A diminutive suffix for masculine nouns or adjectives.
Derived terms
Category Spanish terms suffixed with -iño not found