-cito
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cito"
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Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citi)
- Alternative form of -cita (“-cyte”)
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, container”).
Suffix edit
-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos)
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Spanish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
Suffix edit
-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos, feminine -cita, feminine plural -citas)
- Alternative form of -ito
Usage notes edit
- 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).
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Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, container”).
Suffix edit
-cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos)
Related terms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “-cito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014