-ciño
Galician
editAlternative forms
edit- -cín (Eastern Galician)
Etymology
editFrom -c- + -iño. Compare Portuguese -zinho.
Suffix
edit-ciño m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ciños, feminine -ciña, feminine plural -ciñas)
- Alternative form of -iño
Usage notes
edit- Used when the end sound of a word is a nasal, semivowel or vowel and the word is an oxytone; sometimes with semantic shift from the original noun.
- Traditionally, this suffix attaches to words with stress on the last syllable, while those ending in unstressed -o, -a or -e use -iño (or -iña for feminine words).
Derived terms
editFrom
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