-cino

See also: cino, ĉino, ciño, ciñó, and cino-

Italian

Alternative forms
  • -icino (after other consonants)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: -cì‧no

Suffix

-cino m (noun-forming suffix, plural -cini)

  1. Alternative form of -ino
    ‎camion (“truck”) + ‎-cino → ‎camioncino (“van”)
    ‎bastone (“stick”) + ‎-cino → ‎bastoncino (“chopstick”)
    ‎lume (“light”) + ‎-cino → ‎lumicino (“faint light; funereal candle”)
    ‎libro (“book”) + ‎-cino → ‎libricino (“booklet”)

Usage notes
  • Originally used with masculine terms ending in -n, -ne or -na. Sometimes used with other (usually masculine) terms, in place of -ino.
  • See also -cina and -ina for feminine equivalents.

Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -cino

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