-ucolo

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin -ūculus, enlarged form of -culus. Doublet of -ucchio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ko.lo/, [ˈuːkol̺o]
  • Stress: -ùcolo
  • Hyphenation: -u‧co‧lo

Suffix

-ucolo m (plural -ucoli, feminine -ucola)

  1. Used with nouns to derive diminutives with a pejorative connotation.
    paese (“town”, “village”) + ‎-ucolo → ‎paesucolo (“hamlet”, “small village”)

Derived terms

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