-etto

See also: etto and etto-

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin -ittum, accusative singular of -ittus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈet.to/, [ˈet̪ːo]

Suffix

-etto (female form -etta)

  1. Alterative suffix used to form melioratives/hypocoristics.
    ‎nonno (“grandfather”) + ‎-etto → ‎nonnetto (“grandpa”)
    ‎cassa (“box”) + ‎-etto → ‎cassetto (“drawer”)

Derived terms
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See also

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