-illus

Misinterpretation of diminutive suffix -lus on such nouns as sigillum (signum + -lus), used freely.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈil.lus/, [ˈɪl.lʊs]

-illus m (feminine -illa, neuter -illum); first/second declension

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns.

The suffix -illus is added to a noun or adjective.

Examples:

bovillus (“pertaining to cattle”), from bōs (“cow, bull”)

pusillus (“very small, petty”), from pūsus (“little boy”)

First/second declension.

• Spanish: -illo