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La Lingua Italiana in Trenta Brevi Lezioni
by Giancarlo v. Nacher Malvaioli
Lección Ventisiete
Lezione Ventisettesima (Ventisettésima)
SUSTANTIVOS ALTERADOS
SOSTANTIVI ALTERATI
En italiano, como en español, se usan los aumentativos (accrescitivi), los diminutivos (diminutivi), los despectivos (spregiativi) y también los diminutivos afectuosos (vezzeggiativi).
| Aumentativos: | |||
| mesa | tavolo (tàvolo) | mesota | tavolone |
| mujer | donna | mujerona | donnone |
| carretera | strada | carretera grande | stradone |
| nube | nube-nuvola (nùvola) | nubarrón | nuvolone |
| libro | libro | librote | librone |
| muñeca | bambola (bàmbola) | muñecota | bambolona |
| barba - bigote | barba - - baffi | barbón - bigotón | barbone - baffone |
| hombre | uomo | hombrote | omone |
| Diminutivos: | |||
| mesa | tavolo (tàvolo) | mesita | tavolino |
| pequeño | piccolo (pìccolo) | pequeñito | piccolino |
| momento | momento | momentito | momentino |
| libro | libro | librito | libretto |
| casa | casa | casita | casina - casetta |
| comida | pranzo | comidita | pranzetto |
| cuchara | cucchiaio | cucharita | cucchiaino (cucchiaìno) |
| vaso | bicchiere | vasito | bicchierino |
| bello | bello | bonito | bellino - carino |
| feo | brutto | feicito | bruttino |
| abuelo | nonno | abuelito | nonnino |
| hermana | sorella | hermanita | sorellina |
| mamá | mamma | mamita | mammina |
| perro | cane | perrito | cagnolino |
| Carlos | Carlo | Carlitos | Carlino |
| cuchillo | coltello | cuchillito | coltellino |
| Despectivos (mesquino, feo o malo): | |||
| libro | libro | libraco | libraccio |
| palabra | parola | palabrota | parolaccia |
| casa | casa | casucha | casaccia |
| día | giorno - giornata | mal día | giornataccia |
| noche | notte | mala o fea noche | nottaccia |
| malo | cattivo | muchacho malo | cattivaccio |
| perro | cane | perrazo | cagnaccio |
| Existen también en italiano los despreciativos (spregiativi) que pueden indicar alguien o algo sin valor, pero, a menudo, en sentido benigno, afable: | |||
| caballo | cavallo | cavalluccio | |
| gato | gatto | gattuccio | |
| pálido | pallido (pàllido) | palliduccio | |
| libro | libro | libruccio | |
| casa | casa | casuccia | |
| períodico | giornale | giornaluccio | |
Gratuitamente: todas las personas interesadas pueden comunicarse por medio del siguiente e-mail (nacher@avantel.net) con el profesor Giancarlo v. Nacher Malvaioli en caso de que deseen aclarar dudas o hacer preguntas con relación a esta lección y/o a las siguientes.
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