7.3 - Diminutives and augmentatives
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 diminutives | ito/a and illo/a, cito/a and cillo/a, ecito/a and ecillo/a |
| augmentatives | ón/ona, ote/a, azo/a |
| use ito/a or illo/a | when word ends in vowel (except -e) and drop the vowel |
| use cito/a or cillo/a | when word ends in -e, -n, or -r |
| use ecito/a or illo/a | when word is one syllable |
| use ón/ona, ote/a, azo/a | whenever, interchangeably, drop final vowel if ends in vowel |
| chico | chiquillo |
| amigo | amiguito |
| agua | agüita |
| luz | lucecita |
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