-eto

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See also: eto, ETO, EtO, ēto, e'tö, eto-, and etɔ̃

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -eto, from Latin -ētum.

Pronunciation

Suffix

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-eto

  1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a grove of trees; grove
    ‎pino (“pine”) + ‎-eto → ‎pineto (“pine grove”)
    ‎orangiero (“orange tree”) + ‎-eto → ‎orangiereto (“orange grove”)

Usage notes

  • This is not to be confused with homophonous -etto, a diminutive suffix.

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -eto not found

References

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ētum. Cognate to French -aie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.to/
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Hyphenation: -é‧to

Suffix

-eto m

  1. wood, forest
  2. orchard, grove, plantation
  3. bed, field, yard

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -eto

See also

Anagrams

Latin

Suffix

-ētō

  1. dative/ablative singular of -ētum

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -etto, from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -ito, -ete, and -eta.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-eto m (noun-forming suffix, plural -etos)

  1. diminutive suffix most commonly found in words loaned from Italian; -ette; -let; -et
    Synonyms: -inho, -ito, -im
    ‎livro (“book”) + ‎-eto → ‎livreto (“booklet”)
  2. consisting of N elements; the stem is usually an ordinal adapted from Italian, a Latinate prefix or, less commonly, a cardinal; -et
    ‎quarto (“fourth”) + ‎-eto → ‎quarteto (“quartet”)
    ‎nono (“nine”) + ‎-eto → ‎noneto (“nonet”)
  3. (inorganic chemistry) -ide (binary compound of a nonmetal)
    sulfeto de zinco ― zinc sulfide

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -etto, from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -ito, -ete, and -eta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeto/
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: -e‧to

Suffix

-eto m (noun-forming suffix, plural -etos, feminine -eta, feminine plural -etas)

  1. forms diminutives of nouns and adjectives; -ette; -let; -et

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