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Esperanto
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ito
- See -it-
Italian
Suffix
-ito
- used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -ire verbs
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From -tō, although the appearance of -i- when affixed to first conjugation verbs has not been explained.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-itō (present infinitive -itāre, perfect active -itāvī, supine -itātum); first conjugation
- Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or from certain adjectives (notably adjectives of the third declension in -is, -alis, and -bilis/-ibilis)
Usage notes
Unlike -tō, this suffix is attached to the present stem of the verb. The vowel of the suffix replaces any final vowel of the stem, thus cantā- > cant-itā-. It is often found suffixed to first conjugation verbs, including existing frequentatives in -tō, but some examples from other conjugations also exist, such as agō > agitō.
Conjugation
1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). It is also attested as having a rare sigmatic future passive indicative form ("will have been"), which is not attested in the plural for any verb.
2The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Derived terms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -eto, -ete, and -eta.
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos, feminine -ita, feminine plural -itas)
- -ie (forms diminutives)
- Synonym: -inho
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin -ettus.
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos)
- (geology) -ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)
- Synonyms: -ite, -ita
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈito/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: -i‧to
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -ete.
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos, feminine -ita, feminine plural -itas)
- forms diminutives of nouns
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos)
- forms names of minerals
- grafito
Etymology 3
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos)
- (chemistry) forms the name of a salt derived from an acid with a low oxidation number (similar to -ite in English)
Derived terms
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish -ito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈito/,
- Hyphenation: -i‧to
Suffix
-ito (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, feminine -ita, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜆᜓ)
- used to form diminutives of nouns (in specific words)
Derived terms
See also