Hermosillo

Question

What is the English translation for Hermosillo?

¿Qué significa Hermosillo en inglés?

Answer 1

Hi, Mattlar.

I'd say that it's a diminutive of "hermoso" (beautiful).

The most common Spanish diminutive suffixes are -ito and -cito along with their feminine equivalents, -ita and -cita. In theory, these suffixes can be added to almost any noun, and they are sometimes used with adjectives and adverbs as well. The rules aren't hard and fast as to which suffix is used; the tendency is that words ending in -a, -o or -te form the diminutive by dropping the final vowel and adding -ito or -ita, while -cito or -ecito is added to other words.

Also commonly used as a diminutive suffix are -illo and -cillo along with their feminine equivalents, -illa and -cilla.

I would have to differ, hermoso would become hermosito here. ;-) - DJ_Huero, Jul 25, 2012

You're right, amigo. I can't find anything online that says anything about "hermosillo" other than the name of the city. - --Mariana--, Jul 25, 2012

Gracias, esa ayudarme mucho - Mattlar, Jul 26, 2012

Answer 2

I don't believe there is a translation for the noun Hermosillo. I know it's a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California, but I'm not aware of any English equivalent.

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No creo hay una traducción por el sustantivo Hermosillo. Yo sé es una ciudad en el noroeste de México cerquita al golfo de Califas, pero no tengo conocimiento de un equivalente en inglés.