-ita
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ita"
Esperanto
Finnish
Etymology
Originally from -i- seen in plural stems + -ta.
Suffix
-ita (front vowel harmony variant -itä)
- Forms instrumental verbs from nouns.
- Forms some verbs indicating acting in a capacity or a profession.
- Forms various other verbs from nouns or adjectives.
Usage notes
- The suffix triggers the weak grade of consonant gradation in the stem, where applicable.
- The derived terms belong in conjugation type 69 (valita).
- In many cases, derived verbs exists alongside verbs ending in -ia or -(o)ta, e.g. himoita (“to lust”) beside himota from himo (“lust”), archaic leikitä (“to play”) beside leikkiä from leikki (“play”). It is unclear if these instances are derived directly from the base nouns or as pleonastic derivatives from the shorter verbs.[1]
Synonyms
- (act in a profession): -oida
Derived terms
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See also
References
- Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
Italian
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /i.ta/, [it̪ä] (stress falls on the antepenultimate)
- Hyphenation: -i‧ta
Etymology
From Latin -ita (suffix forming feminine past participles of the second and third conjugation verbs).
Suffix
-ita f (plural -ite)
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /ˈi.ta/, [ˈiːt̪ä]
- Stress: -ìta
- Hyphenation: -i‧ta
Suffix
-ita
Etymology 2
From Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).[1]
Suffix
-ita
- Used to create adjectives and nouns that indicate "belonging to"; -ite
- Gesù (“Jesus”) + -ita → gesuita (“Jesuit”)
- Vietnam + -ita → vietnamita (“Vietnamese”)
Derived terms
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References
- “-ita” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN
Spanish
Suffix
-ita
- Substituted for "a" at the end of feminine words and names to denote a diminutive form.
- -ite (suffix for a rock, mineral, or fossil)
Usage notes
The suffix corresponding to -ite denotes persons of both genders: un israelita.
The diminutive -ita may be used on masculine nouns ending in -a, and -ito may be used on feminine nouns ending in -o. If the noun ends in -n, add -cita. If the last consonant is t, add -ica.
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