-lito

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lito"

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dìtò.

Adjective

-lito

1. heavy

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Suffix

-lito m

1. (physics, chemistry) -lyte
2. -lith (variant of -lite)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -lito

acrolito

aerolito

crisolito

elettrolito

monolito

nefrolito

odontolito

urolito

zoolito

Anagrams

• loti

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlito/ [ˈli.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: -li‧to

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Suffix

-lito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -litos)

1. -lith, -lite

Related terms

• lito-

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• -lita (after feminine nouns)

Suffix

-lito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -litos)

1. (southern Spain) alternative form of -ito; forms diminutives of nouns

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -lito

aerolito

cafelito

gastrolito

megalito

oolito

rinolito

Further reading

• “lito-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024