-uccio

See also: uccio

Italian

Etymology

The suffix -uccio/-uccia stems from Latin -uceum/-uceam. Compare also Sicilian -uzzu, Romanian -uț.

Suffix

-uccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ucci, feminine -uccia)

1. used to form diminutive melioratives

   Synonyms: -ino, -cino; -ello, -cello; -etto; (primarily Sicilian) -uzzo

   ‎amore (“love”) + ‎-uccio → ‎amoruccio (“darling”, literally “little loved one”)

2. diminutive suffix with patronizing or pejorative connotations when attached to specific words

   ‎medico (“doctor”) + ‎-uccio → ‎medicuccio (“quack”)

   ‎femmina (“female”) + ‎-uccia → ‎femminuccia (“cowardly person”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -uccio

Anagrams

• ciuco, cucio, cuoci