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    What diminutive suffixes exist in Italian?

    Question #107926. Asked by author. (Aug 12 09 9:52 AM)


    CellarDoor

    		-ino/-ina and -etto/-etta are the most common ones. The first two are mostly for people and the second pair is mostly for inanimate objects. Additional suffixes include -ello/-ella and -uccio.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive_suffix#Italian

    These diminutives are familiar to English-speakers in words such as operetta (an opera on a lesser subject) and linguine (little tongues).

    Aug 12 09, 10:53 AM

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