zito
See also: žito
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a Neapolitan or Sicilian zitu form likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”). Doublet of citto, see there for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zito m (plural ziti, feminine zita)
- (archaic) a bachelor, an unmarried boy or man
- (colloquial, southern Italy) a boyfriend
- Alternative form of zita (kind of pasta)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ zita in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Lingala edit
Adjective edit
zito
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Adjective edit
-zito (declinable)
Declension edit
Inflected forms of -zito
Noun class | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
m-wa class(I/II) | mzito | wazito |
m-mi class(III/IV) | mzito | mizito |
ji-ma class(V/VI) | zito | mazito |
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kizito | vizito |
n class(IX/X) | nzito | nzito |
u class(XI) | mzito | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
pa class(XVI) | pazito | |
ku class(XVII) | kuzito | |
mu class(XVIII) | muzito |