-elo

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese -elo, from Latin -ellus, and extension of -lus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɛlʊ], (western) [ˈelʊ]

Suffix

-elo (feminine counterpart -ela)

(archaic) usually added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive form
Synonym: -iño

Related terms

-celo

Derived terms

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