-ecita
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Form of -cita, rebracketed from words ending in -e.
Suffix[edit]
-ecita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ecitas)
- Alternative form of -ecito; added to feminine nouns to form diminutives
Usage notes[edit]
- If the noun has a final vowel (usually -a), it is dropped before adding -ecita.
- In most cases, -ecita is used simply to indicate a small or endeared thing, without changing the basic meaning of the noun. Contrast -ecilla, which often changes the underlying meaning.
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Further reading[edit]
- “-ecito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014