-eto
InterlinguaEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian -eto, from Latin -ētum.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-eto
- forms nouns from nouns, denoting a grove of trees; grove
- pino (“pine”) + -eto → pineto (“pine grove”)
- orangiero (“orange tree”) + -eto → orangiereto (“orange grove”)
Usage notesEdit
- This is not to be confused with homophonous -etto, a diminutive suffix.
Related termsEdit
- -iero (“tree”)
Derived termsEdit
Category Interlingua words suffixed with -eto not found
ReferencesEdit
- Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin -ētum. Cognate to French -aie.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-eto m
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
LatinEdit
SuffixEdit
-ētō
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- -êto (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian -etto, from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -ito, -ete, and -eta.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-eto (plural -etos)