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Chapter 13: Suffissi -ino, -etto, -accio
Suffixes are used to change the meaning of a noun. To add a suffix, you need to remove the last vowel of the noun and then add the necessary suffix.
The suffissi -ino/a e –etto/a indicate something small and cute.
Gatto → gatt-ino
Vecchio → vecchi-etto
The suffisso -one is used to indicate something big. When a noun is changed with –one it always become masculine.
Il libro → il libr-one
La strada → lo strad-one
The suffisso -accio/a is used to indicate something negative and/or ugly.
Parola → parol-accia
Libro → libr-accio
Some nouns, such as il lavandino, il postino, il berretto, il lampone appear to be modified, but they aren’t.