-cino

See also: cino, ĉino, ciño, ciñó, and cino-

Italian

Alternative forms

• -icino (after other consonants)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: -cì‧no

Suffix

-cino m (noun-forming suffix, plural -cini)

1. Alternative form of -ino

   ‎camion (“truck”) + ‎-cino → ‎camioncino (“van”)

   ‎bastone (“stick”) + ‎-cino → ‎bastoncino (“chopstick”)

   ‎lume (“light”) + ‎-cino → ‎lumicino (“faint light; funereal candle”)

   ‎libro (“book”) + ‎-cino → ‎libricino (“booklet”)

Usage notes

• Originally used with masculine terms ending in -n, -ne or -na. Sometimes used with other (usually masculine) terms, in place of -ino.
• See also -cina and -ina for feminine equivalents.

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -cino

Anagrams

• Nico, coni, noci