-otto

See also: otto, Otto, òtto, and Ottó

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of -etto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔt.to/, [ˈɔt̪t̪o]
  • Stress: -òtto
  • Hyphenation: -ot‧to

Suffix

-otto m (plural -otti, feminine -otta)

  1. Used to form diminutives of nouns and adjectives, often with an affected or emotional meaning.
    giovane (“young man”) + ‎-otto → ‎giovanotto

Derived terms

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