-ucolo

Italian

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin -ūculus, enlarged form of -culus. Doublet of -ucchio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ko.lo/
• Rhymes: -ukolo
• Hyphenation: -ù‧co‧lo

Suffix

-ucolo m (plural -ucoli, feminine -ucola)

1. used with nouns to derive diminutives with a pejorative connotation

   ‎paese (“town”, “village”) + ‎-ucolo → ‎paesucolo (“hamlet”, “small village”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ucolo

paesucolo

piagnucolare

piagnucolone

Anagrams

• oculo