-ucolo
Italian
Etymology
Perhaps from Latin -ūculus, enlarged form of -culus. Doublet of -ucchio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.ko.lo/
- Rhymes: -ukolo
- Hyphenation: -ù‧co‧lo
Suffix
-ucolo m (plural -ucoli, feminine -ucola)
- used with nouns to derive diminutives with a pejorative connotation
- paese (“town”, “village”) + -ucolo → paesucolo (“hamlet”, “small village”)
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -ucolo
Anagrams
- oculo