-cillo

See also: Cillo

Spanish

Alternative forms

-cilla

Etymology

From -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθiʝo/ [ˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
IPA^(key): /ˈθiʎo/ [ˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /ˈsiʝo/ [ˈsi.ʝo] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ˈsiʎo/ [ˈsi.ʎo] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)

IPA^(key): /ˈsiʃo/ [ˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ˈsiʒo/ [ˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: -ci‧llo

Suffix

-cillo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -cillos)

alternative form of -illo
amorcillo

Usage notes

Used especially after masculine nouns. Compare -cilla.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -cillo

Further reading

“-cillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024