zito

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Italian

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Etymology

From a Neapolitan or Sicilian zitu form likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”). Doublet of citto, see there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zi.to/, (traditional) */ˈt͡si.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: zì‧to

Noun

zito m (plural ziti, feminine zita)

  1. (archaic) a bachelor, an unmarried boy or man
    Synonyms: scapolo, (augmentative) scapolone, (colloquial) zitello, (colloquial, augmentative) zitellone
  2. (colloquial, southern Italy) a boyfriend
    Synonyms: fidanzato, ragazzo, (Northern Italy) moroso, (Tuscany) citto
  3. Alternative form of zita (kind of pasta)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ zita in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Lingala

Adjective

zito

  1. heavy

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu . This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-zito (declinable)

  1. heavy

Declension

Inflected forms of -zito
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mzito
m-mi class(III/IV) mzito mizito
ji-ma class(V/VI) zito mazito
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kizito vizito
n class(IX/X) nzito nzito
u class(XI) mzito see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pazito
ku class(XVII) kuzito
mu class(XVIII) muzito

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