-zinha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ɲɐ/

Suffix

-zinha f (noun-forming suffix, plural -zinhas, masculine -zinho, masculine plural -zinhos) (attached to feminine nouns)

feminine of -zinho

Suffix

-zinha

feminine singular of -zinho

Usage notes

See -zinho for when this suffix is used vs. -inha.

Further reading

“-zinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026