-iello

== Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin -ellum, accusative of -ellus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈ-jeʎo/ === Suffix === -iello (feminine -iella) (added to masculine 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: castiello (“castle”), from Latin castellum, not a diminutive of *casto cuchiello (“knife”), from Latin cultellus, not a diminutive of *cucho martiello (“hammer”), from Latin martellus, not a diminutive of *marto ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: -illo