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-eto

Spanish, suffix/ˈeto/

-eto is spelled E-T-O (3 letters). -eto is a Spanish masculine suffix meaning “forms diminutives of nouns and adjectives; -ette; -let; -et” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Indica tamaño, duración, cantidad o cualidad menores, pues forma diminutivos en sustantivos y raros…”.

What does -eto mean in English?

suffix

  1. 1

    masculineforms diminutives of nouns and adjectives; -ette; -let; -et

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

suffix: 1. Indica tamaño, duración, cantidad o cualidad menores, pues forma diminutivos en sustantivos y raros adjetivos..

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce -eto?

  • /ˈeto/
  • [ˈe.t̪o]
  • [ˈet̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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