-ito

== Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈito/ Rhymes: -ito Syllabification: i‧to === Suffix === -ito See -it- == Italian == === Suffix === -ito used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -ire verbs === Anagrams === tio-, toi == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From -tō, although the appearance of -i- when affixed to first conjugation verbs has not been explained. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.to] (stressed on antepenult) ==== Suffix ==== -itō (present infinitive -itāre, perfect active -itāvī, supine -itātum); first conjugation Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or from certain adjectives (notably adjectives of the third declension in -is, -alis, and -bilis/-ibilis) ===== Usage notes ===== Unlike -tō, this suffix is attached to the present stem of the verb. The vowel of the suffix replaces any final vowel of the stem, thus cantā- > cant-itā-. It is often found suffixed to first conjugation verbs, including existing frequentatives in -tō, but some examples from other conjugations also exist, such as agō > agitō. ===== Conjugation ===== 1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested. ===== Derived terms ===== -titō === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iː.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.to] ==== Suffix ==== -ītō ablative/dative masculine/neuter singular of -ītus === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.to] ==== Suffix ==== -itō ablative/dative masculine/neuter singular of -itus == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -itu === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -eto, -ete, and -eta. ==== Suffix ==== -ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos, feminine -ita, feminine plural -itas) (uncommon) forms diminutives Synonym: -inho ‎burro (“donkey”) + ‎-ito → ‎burrito (“small donkey”) ==== Suffix ==== -ito (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ita, masculine plural -itos, feminine plural -itas) (uncommon) forms diminutives Synonym: -inho ‎caro (“expensive”) + ‎-ito → ‎carito (“a bit expensive”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin -ettus. ==== Suffix ==== -ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos) (geology) -ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals) Synonyms: -ite, -ita === Further reading === “-ito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “-ito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈito/ [ˈi.t̪o] Rhymes: -ito Syllabification: -i‧to === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -ete. ==== Suffix ==== -ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos, feminine -ita, feminine plural -itas) forms diminutives of nouns ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Chavacano: -ito → Cebuano: -ito → Tagalog: -ito ==== See also ==== -illo -ico -ín === Etymology 2 === ==== Suffix ==== -ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos) forms names of minerals grafito === Etymology 3 === ==== Suffix ==== -ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos) (chemistry) forms the name of a salt derived from an acid with a low oxidation number (similar to -ite in English) === Derived terms === === Further reading === “-ito”, 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 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish -ito. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈito/ [ˈiː.t̪o] Rhymes: -ito Syllabification: -i‧to === Suffix === -ito (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, feminine -ita, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜆᜓ) used to form diminutives of nouns (in specific words) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== -ing -oy -ay === Anagrams === Tio