nito
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ni‧to
Noun edit
nito
- any of several climbing fern species:
Derived terms edit
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From German Niet and Polish nit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nito (accusative singular niton, plural nitoj, accusative plural nitojn)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from ng + ito. See also ng (n-ang), ni (n-i), niyan (n-iyan), and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
nitó (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜆᜓ)
Pronoun edit
nitó (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜆᜓ)
See also edit
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
| Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | Locative (nasa) | Existential | Manner (gaya ng) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near speaker* | ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** | nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† | dini/dine | nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari | ere/eri, here/heri, ayri | ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari† |
| Near speaker and listener* | ito | nito | dito | nandito, narito, naito** | heto, eto, ayto† | ganito, garito(garto)** |
| Near listener | iyan, yaan | niyan | diyan/diyaan | nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ | hayan, ayan | ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan** |
| Remote | iyon, yoon, yaon† | niyon, noon, niyaon† | doon | nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ | hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun | ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡ |
| *These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text. | ||||||
Further reading edit
- “nito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018