-ettus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈet.tus/, [ˈɛt.tʊs]
Suffix
-ettus m (feminine -etta, neuter -ettum); first/second declension
- Alternative form of -ittus
Usage notes
The suffix -ettus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
- Examples:
- vallettus (“valet”)
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -ettus | -etta | -ettum | -ettī | -ettae | -etta | |
| Genitive | -ettī | -ettae | -ettī | -ettōrum | -ettārum | -ettōrum | |
| Dative | -ettō | -ettae | -ettō | -ettīs | -ettīs | -ettīs | |
| Accusative | -ettum | -ettam | -ettum | -ettōs | -ettās | -etta | |
| Ablative | -ettō | -ettā | -ettō | -ettīs | -ettīs | -ettīs | |
| Vocative | -ette | -etta | -ettum | -ettī | -ettae | -etta | |
Descendants
- Catalan: -et, -eta
- French: -et, -ette
- Italian: -etto, -etta
- Spanish: -ito, -ita