-uccio
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See also: uccio
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The suffix -uccio/-uccia stems from Latin -uceum/-uceam.[1] Compare also Sicilian -uzzu, Romanian -uț.
Suffix
[edit]-uccio m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ucci, feminine -uccia)
- used to form diminutive melioratives
- diminutive suffix with patronizing or pejorative connotations when attached to specific words
- medico (“doctor”) + -uccio → medicuccio (“quack”)
- femmina (“female”) + -uccia → femminuccia (“cowardly person”)