-illo
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈil.loː/, [ˈɪlːʲoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈil.lo/, [ˈilːo]
Etymology 1
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Suffix
-illō (present infinitive -illāre, perfect active -illāvī, supine -illātum); first conjugation
Conjugation
Conjugation of -illō (first conjugation) | |||||||
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indicative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | -illō | -illās | -illat | -illāmus | -illātis | -illant |
imperfect | -illābam | -illābās | -illābat | -illābāmus | -illābātis | -illābant | |
future | -illābō | -illābis | -illābit | -illābimus | -illābitis | -illābunt | |
perfect | -illāvī | -illāvistī | -illāvit | -illāvimus | -illāvistis | -illāvērunt, -illāvēre | |
pluperfect | -illāveram | -illāverās | -illāverat | -illāverāmus | -illāverātis | -illāverant | |
future perfect | -illāverō | -illāveris | -illāverit | -illāverimus | -illāveritis | -illāverint | |
sigmatic future1 | -illāssō | -illāssis | -illāssit | -illāssimus | -illāssitis | -illāssint | |
passive | present | -illor | -illāris, -illāre |
-illātur | -illāmur | -illāminī | -illantur |
imperfect | -illābar | -illābāris, -illābāre |
-illābātur | -illābāmur | -illābāminī | -illābantur | |
future | -illābor | -illāberis, -illābere |
-illābitur | -illābimur | -illābiminī | -illābuntur | |
perfect | -illātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | -illātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
future perfect | -illātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
sigmatic future1 | -illāssor | -illāsseris | -illāssitur | — | — | — | |
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | -illem | -illēs | -illet | -illēmus | -illētis | -illent |
imperfect | -illārem | -illārēs | -illāret | -illārēmus | -illārētis | -illārent | |
perfect | -illāverim | -illāverīs | -illāverit | -illāverīmus | -illāverītis | -illāverint | |
pluperfect | -illāvissem | -illāvissēs | -illāvisset | -illāvissēmus | -illāvissētis | -illāvissent | |
sigmatic aorist1 | -illāssim | -illāssīs | -illāssīt | -illāssīmus | -illāssītis | -illāssint | |
passive | present | -iller | -illēris, -illēre |
-illētur | -illēmur | -illēminī | -illentur |
imperfect | -illārer | -illārēris, -illārēre |
-illārētur | -illārēmur | -illārēminī | -illārentur | |
perfect | -illātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | -illātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
imperative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | -illā | — | — | -illāte | — |
future | — | -illātō | -illātō | — | -illātōte | -illantō | |
passive | present | — | -illāre | — | — | -illāminī | — |
future | — | -illātor | -illātor | — | — | -illantor | |
non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
infinitives | -illāre | -illāvisse | -illātūrum esse | -illārī, -illārier2 |
-illātum esse | -illātum īrī | |
participles | -illāns | — | -illātūrus | — | -illātus | -illandus | |
verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
-illandī | -illandō | -illandum | -illandō | -illātum | -illātū |
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). It is also attested as having a rare sigmatic future passive indicative form ("will have been"), which is not attested in the plural for any verb.
2The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Spanish
Alternative forms
- -illa (with feminine nouns)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish -iello, from Latin -ellus, an extension of -lus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈiʝo/ [ˈi.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈiʎo/ [ˈi.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈiʃo/ [ˈi.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈiʒo/ [ˈi.ʒo]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo
- Syllabification: -i‧llo
Suffix
-illo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -illos)
Usage notes
- If the noun has a final vowel (usually -o), it is dropped before adding -illo.
- In most cases, -illo is used simply to indicate a small or endeared thing, without changing the basic meaning of the noun; however, in some cases, it is used to effect a greater change in meaning, such as bolsillo (“pocket”), from bolso (“handbag, purse”).
- Different nouns tend to prefer different diminutive suffixes (see synonyms below), though some nouns accept multiple diminutives, and there is often regional or personal variation.
- For masculine nouns ending in -a, there is some alternation between the gender-reflecting diminutive -illo and the ending-reflecting diminutive -illa. When the latter is used, -ill- may be considered an infix.
Further reading
- “-illo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014