-cita

== Italian == === Alternative forms === -cito === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos). === Suffix === -cita m (plural -citi) cell (equivalent of the English: -cyte) ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === taci == Spanish == === Suffix === -cita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -citas, masculine -cito, masculine plural -citos) alternative form of -ita; feminine of -cito ==== Usage notes ==== Added to feminine words and names to denote a diminutive form. It occurs especially with words ending in a consonant or a vowel other than unstressed -a, and does not delete the final vowel (contrast with -ita, which is added in place of a vowel that does get deleted). ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “-cito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025