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-cito

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.to/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: -cì‧to

Suffix

-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citi)

  1. alternative form of -cita (-cyte)

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, vessel, container).

Suffix

-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos)

  1. (biology) -cyte (forms cell names)

Derived terms

Further reading

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

Suffix

-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos, feminine -cita, feminine plural -citas)

  1. alternative form of -ito
    pan (bread) + -citopanecito (bun, roll)
    pobre (poor) + -citopobrecito (poor thing)
    papá (dad) + -citopapacito (daddy)
Usage notes
  • Added to masculine words and names to denote a diminutive form. It occurs especially with words ending in a consonant or a vowel other than -o, and does not delete the final vowel (contrast with -ito, which is added in place of a vowel that gets deleted).

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, vessel, container).

Suffix

-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos)

  1. (biology) -cyte (forms cell names)

Derived terms

Further reading

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