-ita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ita"

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ītēs, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈi.ta]

Suffix

-ita

1. -ite forms nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.

   ‎islam (“Islam”) + ‎-ita → ‎islamita (“Muslim”)

2. -ite forms demonyms

   ‎Vietnam (“Vietnam”) + ‎-ita → ‎vietnamita (“Vietnamese”)

3. -ite forms rocks, minerals, or fossils

   ‎quars (“quartz”) + ‎-ita → ‎quarsita (“quartzite”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ita

asquenazita

carmeltazita

fluorita

iemenita

islamita

jesuïta

magnesita

moscovita

omanita

quarsita

sefardita

semita

termita

urbanita

vietnamita

xiïta

Further reading

• “-ita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈita/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: i‧ta

Suffix

-ita

1. See -it-