-ito
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Suffix
-itoCategory:Esperanto lemmas#ITOCategory:Esperanto suffixes#ITOCategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
- See -it-
Italian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#ITO -ītus.
Suffix
-itoCategory:Italian lemmas#ITOCategory:Italian suffixes#ITOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
- used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -ire verbs
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
From -tō, although the appearance of -i- when affixed to first conjugation verbs has not been explained.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-itō (present infinitive -itāre, perfect active -itāvī, supine -itātum)Category:Latin lemmas#ITOCategory:Latin suffixes#ITOCategory:Latin verb-forming suffixes#ITOCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO; 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
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ītōCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#ITOCategory:Latin suffix forms#ITOCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-itōCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#ITOCategory:Latin suffix forms#ITOCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late LatinCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Late Latin#ITOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Late Latin#ITO -ittus. Doublet of -eto, -ete, and -etaCategory:Portuguese doublets#ITO.
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos, feminine -ita, feminine plural -itas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ITOCategory:Portuguese suffixes#ITOCategory:Portuguese noun-forming suffixes#ITOCategory:Portuguese countable suffixes#ITOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Portuguese masculine suffixes#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
Category:Portuguese diminutive suffixes#ITO- (uncommonCategory:Portuguese terms with uncommon senses#ITO) forms diminutives
Suffix
-ito (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ita, masculine plural -itos, feminine plural -itas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ITOCategory:Portuguese suffixes#ITOCategory:Portuguese adjective-forming suffixes#ITOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
- (uncommonCategory:Portuguese terms with uncommon senses#ITO) forms diminutives
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Latin#ITOCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#ITO -ettus.Category:Requests for attention concerning Portuguese#ITO
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ITOCategory:Portuguese suffixes#ITOCategory:Portuguese noun-forming suffixes#ITOCategory:Portuguese countable suffixes#ITOCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Portuguese masculine suffixes#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
- (geologyCategory:pt:Geology#ITO) -ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)
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]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#ITOCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ITO
- Rhymes: -itoCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ito#ITOCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ito/2 syllables#ITO
- Syllabification: -i‧to
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin#ITOCategory:Spanish terms derived from Late Latin#ITO -ittus. Doublet of -eteCategory:Spanish doublets#ITO.
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos, feminine -ita, feminine plural -itas)Category:Spanish lemmas#ITOCategory:Spanish suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish noun-forming suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish countable suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Spanish masculine suffixes#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
Category:Spanish diminutive suffixes#ITO- forms diminutives of nouns
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Etymology 2
From etymology 1 -ito. See also -ita.
Suffix
-itoCategory:Spanish lemmas#ITOCategory:Spanish suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
- (regionalCategory:Regional Spanish#ITO, colloquialCategory:Spanish colloquialisms#ITO) used as an intensifier for some adverbs
Etymology 3
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos)Category:Spanish lemmas#ITOCategory:Spanish suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish noun-forming suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish countable suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Spanish masculine suffixes#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
Etymology 4
Suffix
-ito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itos)Category:Spanish lemmas#ITOCategory:Spanish suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish noun-forming suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish countable suffixes#ITOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Spanish masculine suffixes#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
- (chemistryCategory:es:Chemistry#ITO) 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, from Latin -ittus, possibly from Proto-Italic *-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.
Category:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#ITOCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#ITOCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ITOCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Italic#ITOCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Latin#ITOCategory:Pages with etymology trees#ITOCategory:Tagalog entries with etymology trees#ITOCategory:Tagalog entries with etymology texts#ITOCategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#ITOPronunciation
Suffix
-ito (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, feminine -ita, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜆᜓ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#ITOCategory:Tagalog suffixes#ITOCategory:Tagalog noun-forming suffixes#ITOCategory:Tagalog proper noun-forming suffixes#ITOCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#ITOCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#ITOCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#ITOCategory:Pages with entries#ITOCategory:Pages with 6 entries#ITO
- used to form diminutives of nouns (in specific words)