-ettus

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛt.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [et.tus] === Suffix === -ettus (feminine -etta, neuter -ettum); first/second-declension suffix alternative form of -ittus ==== Usage notes ==== The suffix -ettus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun. Examples: vallettus (“valet”) ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: -et, -eta French: -et, -ette Italian: -etto, -etta Spanish: -ito, -ita