-elo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "elo"

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -elo, from Latin -ellus, an extension of -lus. Compare Spanish -illo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlʊ], (western) [ˈelʊ]

Suffix

-elo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -elos)

1. (archaic) forms diminutives, especially of masculine nouns

   Synonym: -iño

   ‎nó (“knot”) + ‎-elo → ‎noelo (“knuckle”)

   ‎fato (“cover, container > group”) + ‎-elo → ‎fatelo (“garment”)

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -elo

bacorelo

cachelo

choupelo

codelo

corbelo

cotarelo

cuquelo

fatelo

garfelo

lombelo

macelo

noelo

pesadelo

pitelo

portelo

ralo

relo

sarampelo

tarrelo

toucelo

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Related terms

• -celo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -ello (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -elo, from Latin -ellus, -ellum. Doublet of -ilho.

Pronunciation

Most commonly in loaned or inherited words:

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lu/

Most commonly in words coined in Portuguese:

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.lu/

Suffix

-elo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -elos, feminine -ela, feminine plural -elas)

1. forms diminutives; -ling; -let

   Synonyms: -inho, -ito, -im

   ‎cobra (“snake”) + ‎-elo → ‎cobrelo (“snakeling”)

   ‎castro (“fort or walled village”) + ‎-elo → ‎castrelo (“small fort or walled village”)

2. forms names of things that share a characteristic with the suffixed word, usually carrying a diminutive aspect

   Synonyms: -inho, -ilho

   ‎pesado (“heavy”) + ‎-elo → ‎pesadelo (“nightmare”)

   ‎pardo (“dun”) + ‎-elo → ‎pardelo (“sparrow”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -elo

branquelo

magrelo

pesadelo

rabelo

Further reading

• “-elo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025