Morpheme
-ini
Type
suffix
Denotation
diminutive suffix (plural of -inus and -ino)
Etymology
(1) Latin īnī, from -īnus (2) Italian -ini, from -ino; Latin -īnus
Evidence
canini, casini, fettuccini, linguinilike, spaghettini, tortellini, zucchini
See Also
-in(e) [-ine, -in], -inus, -inum, -ina, -ino, -ina, -ine, -itin, -itino, -inea, -ineae, -idine
Homographs
(K)ini [Kini, Ini], (T)ini [Tini, Ini]