いと

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See also: いど

Japanese

Etymology 1

Likely from Old Japanese . Attested from at least the mid-ninth century.

Noun

いと • (ito) 

  1. (archaic) a young child, a baby
    (Referred to a child of either sex until the late 1700s, after which it was used to refer specifically to a female child.)
  2. (archaic) a daughter

Prefix

いと • (ito-) 

  1. (archaic) affixed to a noun referring to a person, indicating early childhood

Proper noun

いと • (Ito) 

  1. 伊都, 愛: a female given name
    Likely derived by extension from the meaning of daughter. The kanji are ateji.

Etymology 2

Reading of various kanji terms.

Adverb

いと • (ito) 

  1. 最, 甚: extremely, considerably

Noun

いと • (ito) 

  1. 意図: intention, aim, design
  2. 異図: a treasonous or disloyal plan
  3. 糸: string, thread, line
  4. 従兄弟: a cousin
  5. 已度: excess

Proper noun

いと • (Ito) 

  1. 怡土: A former county in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture

Verb

いとする • (ito suru) transitive suru (stem いとし (ito shi), past いとした (ito shita))

  1. 意図: to intend or aim or design to do something
  2. 異図: to plan to do something treasonous or disloyal

References

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