muertecillo

Spanish

Etymology

From muerto +‎ -cillo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /mweɾteˈθiʝo/ [mweɾ.t̪eˈθi.ʝo] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /mweɾteˈθiʎo/ [mweɾ.t̪eˈθi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /mweɾteˈsiʃo/ [mweɾ.t̪eˈsi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /mweɾteˈsiʒo/ [mweɾ.t̪eˈsi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: muer‧te‧ci‧llo

Noun

muertecillo m (plural muertecillos)

  1. diminutive of muerto