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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.to/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Hyphenation: -cì‧to
Suffix
-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citi)
- Alternative form of -cita (“-cyte”)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, container”).
Suffix
-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos)
- (biology) -cyte (forms cell names)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology 1
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Suffix
-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos, feminine -cita, feminine plural -citas)
- Alternative form of -ito
- pan (“bread”) + -cito → panecito (“bun, roll”)
- pobre (“poor”) + -cito → pobrecito (“poor thing”)
- papá (“dad”) + -cito → papacito (“daddy”)
Usage notes
- Added to masculine words and names to denote a diminutive form. It occurs especially with words ending in a consonant or a vowel other than -o, and does not delete the final vowel (contrast with -ito, which is added in place of a vowel that gets deleted).
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, container”).
Suffix
-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos)
- (biology) -cyte (forms cell names)
Derived terms
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