-iella
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== Old Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin -ellam, accusative of -ella.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈ-jeʎa/
=== Suffix ===
-iella (masculine -iello)
(added to feminine nouns and adjectives) A diminutive suffix.
==== Usage notes ====
Some Old Spanish terms apparently suffixed with -iello may actually be direct descendants of Latin diminutives formed with -ellus, and will therefore not have a corresponding non-diminutive form:
manziella (“blemish”), from Late Latin macella, not a diminutive of *manza
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Spanish: -illa