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-ita

-ita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ita"

Esperanto

Suffix

-ita

  1. See -it-

Italian

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ita

  1. Used with a stem to form the feminine singular past participle of regular -ire verbs.

Etymology 2

From Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).[1]

Suffix

-ita

  1. Used to create adjectives and nouns that indicate "belonging to" like Israeleisraelita.

References

  1. “-ita” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Borrowing from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Suffix

-ita

  1. -ite (a follower or adherent of a given person)
  2. -ite (a descendant of a given historical person)
  3. -ite (forms the names of natives of a given place, and adjectives referring to the place)
Synonyms

Suffix

-ita f

  1. (geology) -ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ita f

  1. feminine of -ito

Spanish

Suffix

-ita

  1. Substituted for "a" at the end of feminine words and names to denote a diminutive form.
  2. -ite (suffix for a rock, mineral, or fossil)

Related terms

Usage notes

The suffix corresponding to -ite denotes persons of both genders: un israelita.

The diminutive -ita may be used on masculine nouns ending in -a, and -ito may be used on feminine nouns ending in -o. If the noun ends in -n, add -cita. If the last consonant is t, add -ica.