FromOld Galician-Portuguese-elo, fromLatin-ellus, an extension of-lus. CompareSpanish-illo.
- IPA(key): [ˈɛlʊ],(western)[ˈelʊ]
-elo m (noun-forming suffix,plural-elos)
- (archaic)forms diminutives, especially of masculine nouns
- Synonym:-iño
- nó(“knot”) + -elo → noelo(“knuckle”)
- fato(“cover, container > group”) + -elo → fatelo(“garment”)
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FromOld Galician-Portuguese-elo, fromLatin-ellus,-ellum.Doublet of-ilho.
Most commonly in loaned or inherited words:
Most commonly in words coined in Portuguese:
-elo m (noun-forming suffix,plural-elos,feminine-ela,feminine plural-elas)
- 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”)
- 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”)
