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-ito/-ita rules
c --> qu
g--> gu
z--> c
smallness or endearment if noun w/ MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE ends in -e, -n, -r, or stressed vowel
-cito/-cita

EX) pintorcito, mamacita
smallness or endearment if nouns have ie or ue sound
-ecito/-ecita
contempt as well as endearment
-illo and -uelo

(add -c, -ec, -z, or -ez if end in -n or -r)
the kitten
el gatito
the little voice
la vocita
my little friend
mi amiguito
the little bridge
el puentecito
my dear mother
mi madrecita
the little ache
el dolorcito
the little party
la fiestecita
the little door
la puertecita
small boy
el muchachuelo
third-rate lawyer
el abogadillo
conveys ugliness
-ucho/-ucha
MOST COMMON aug., conveys big size,
when attached to verb, conveys "given to doing that action"
-ón/-ona
augmentative, not always negative
-azo/-aza
adds contempt to bigness
-ote/-ota
the hovel, the ugly house
la casucha
the long, boring novel
el novelón
big, strapping man
el hombrón
given to staring
mirón
given to asking too many questions
preguntón
glutton (given to eating)
comilón
great success
el exitazo
bad word
la palabrota
a little ugly
feoíto
naive
inocentón
a regional variant of -ito
-ico