-cito
See also: cito, citó, citò, and cito-
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.to/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Hyphenation: -cì‧to
Suffix
-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citi)
- Alternative form of -cita (“-cyte”)
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -cito
Anagrams
- coti
Spanish
Alternative forms
- -cita
Suffix
-cito (feminine -cita)
- Alternative form of -ito
- pan (“bread”) + -cito → panecito (“bun, roll”)
- pobre (“poor”) + -cito → pobrecito (“poor thing”)
- papa (“dad”) + -cito → papacito (“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).
Related terms
- -ito, -ecito, -cecito
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, container”).
Suffix
-cito
- (biology) -cyte (used to form cell names)
Related terms
- cito-
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -cito
Further reading
- “-cito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014