-ello

See also: ello, Ello, 'ello, and eļļõ

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin -ellus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.lo/, [ˈɛl̺ːo]
  • Stress: -èllo
  • Hyphenation: -el‧lo

Suffix

-ello m (plural -elli, feminine -ella)

  1. Alterative suffix used to form melioratives/hypocoristics.
    ‎violone (“violone”) + ‎-ello → ‎violoncello (“cello, violoncello”)

Derived terms
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Latin

Suffix

-ellō

  1. dative masculine singular of -ellus
  2. dative neuter singular of -ellus
  3. ablative masculine singular of -ellus
  4. ablative neuter singular of -ellus
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