zito

zito

See also: žito

Italian

Etymology

From a Neapolitan or Sicilian zitu form likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”). Doublet of citto, see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zi.to/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡si.to/[1]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: zì‧to

Noun

zito m (plural ziti, feminine zita)

1. (archaic) a bachelor, an unmarried boy or man

   Synonyms: scapolo, (augmentative) scapolone, (colloquial) zitello, (colloquial, augmentative) zitellone

2. (colloquial, southern Italy) a boyfriend

   Synonyms: fidanzato, ragazzo, (Northern Italy) moroso, (Tuscany) citto

3. Alternative form of zita (kind of pasta)

Derived terms

• zitello
• zitone

References

1. zita in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Swahili

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

-zito (declinable)

1. heavy

Inflection

Inflected forms of -zito

Noun class	singular	plural
M-wa class	mzito	wazito
M-mi class	mzito	mizito
Ma class	zito	mazito
Ki-vi class	kizito	vizito
N class	nzito	nzito
U class	mzito	nzito
Pa class	pazito	pazito
Ku class	kuzito	kuzito
Mu class	muzito	muzito

Antonyms

• -epesi