-ucchio

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin -ūculus (syncopated to a Vulgar Latin form *-uclus), enlarged form of -culus. Doublet of -ucolo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuk.kjo/, [ˈukk̟jo]
  • Stress: -ùcchio
  • Hyphenation: -uc‧chio

Suffix

-ucchio m (plural -ucchi)

  1. (rare) Used with nouns to derive diminutives with a pejorative connotation.

See also

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