-cyte

See also: cyte and cyté

English

Etymology

From Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). Compare cyte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-saɪt/

Suffix

-cyte

1. Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -cyte

Related terms

• cyt-
• cyto-

Related terms

• adipocyte
• akaryocyte
• amebocyte
• amoebocyte
• astrocyte
• blastocyte
• choanocyte
• coenocyte
• erythrocyte
• gametocyte
• granulocyte
• hemocyte
• hepatocyte
• histiocyte
• leukocyte
• lymphocyte
• macrocyte
• megakaryocyte
• megasporocyte
• melanocyte
• microcyte
• microgametocyte
• microsporocyte
• monocyte
• myelocyte
• oligodendrocyte
• oocyte
• osteocyte
• phagocyte
• pituicyte
• plasmacyte
• reticulocyte
• schistocyte
• siderocyte
• spermatocyte
• spongiocyte
• sporocyte
• thrombocyte
• thymocyte

 

Translations

cell names and classifications

• Asturian: -citu m
• Catalan: -cit (ca) m
• Czech: -cyt m
• Finnish: -syytti
• French: -cyte (fr) m
• Galician: -cito (gl) m
• German: -zyt m
• Hindi: -अणु (-aṇu)
• Hungarian: -cita
• Irish: -cít f
• Italian: -cito (it) m
• Polish: -cyt m
• Portuguese: -cito m
• Spanish: -cito (es) m
• Swedish: -cyt c

French

Etymology

From Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sit/

Suffix

-cyte

1. -cyte

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -cyte

Further reading

• “-cyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.