-uccio

See also: uccio

Italian

Etymology

The suffix -uccio/-uccia stems from Latin -uceum/-uceam.[1] Compare also Sicilian -uzzu, Romanian -uț.

Suffix

-uccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ucci, feminine -uccia)

  1. used to form diminutive melioratives
    Synonyms: -ino, -cino; -ello, -cello; -etto; (primarily Sicilian) -uzzo
    ‎amore (“love”) + ‎-uccio → ‎amoruccio (“darling”, literally “little loved one”)
  2. diminutive suffix with patronizing or pejorative connotations when attached to specific words
    ‎medico (“doctor”) + ‎-uccio → ‎medicuccio (“quack”)
    ‎femmina (“female”) + ‎-uccia → ‎femminuccia (“cowardly person”)

Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -uccio

References
  1. “-uccio” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

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