-ita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ita"

Catalan

Etymology

from Latin -ītēs, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈi.ta]

Suffix

-ita

1. Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.

   ‎islam (“Islam”) + ‎-ita → ‎islamita (“Muslim”)

2. -ite used to form demonyms

   ‎Vietnam (“Vietnam”) + ‎-ita → ‎vietnamita (“Vietnamese”)

3. -ite suffix for a rock, mineral, or fossil

   ‎quars (“quartz”) + ‎-ita → ‎quarsita (“quartzite”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ita

Further reading

• “-ita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Esperanto

Suffix

-ita

1. See -it-

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-it'ak, from Proto-Uralic *-ńće-, *-nśe-. The original stem before preceding endings other than original *-et-, is *-icc- (e.g. *valic'en, *valiccepi, but *valit'ak). However, potential forms were replaced with ones in -nn- by semi-regular sound changes, intensified by degemination of -cc- to -c- and later assimilation to -n- (cf. *saictak → potential *sainni).

Suffix

-ita (front vowel harmony variant -itä, stem -itse-, linguistic notation -itse- or -itA)

1. Forms instrumental verbs from nouns.

   ‎naula (“nail”) + ‎-ita → ‎naulita (“to nail down”)

   ‎lääke (“medicine”) + ‎-ita → ‎lääkitä (“to medicate”)

2. Forms some verbs indicating acting in a capacity or a profession.

   ‎tulkki (“interpreter”) + ‎-ita → ‎tulkita (“to interpret”)

3. Forms various other verbs from nouns or adjectives.

   ‎tarve (“need”) + ‎-ita → ‎tarvita (“to need”)

   ‎villi (“wild”) + ‎-ita → ‎villitä (“to drive wild”)

Usage notes

• Verbs with this suffix show the weak grade of consonant gradation in the stem, where applicable.
• The derived terms belong in conjugation type 69 (valita).
• In many cases, derived verbs exist alongside verbs ending in -ia or -(o)ta, e.g. himoita (“to lust”) beside himota from himo (“lust”), archaic leikitä (“to play”) beside leikkiä from leikki (“play”). It is unclear if these instances are derived directly from the base nouns or as pleonastic derivatives from the shorter verbs.

Synonyms

• (act in a profession): -oida

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ita (valita)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *-it'ak. Roughly equivalent to -i- + -ta; compare -ittaa.

Suffix

-ita (front vowel harmony variant -itä, linguistic notation -itA)

1. Alternative form of -ta (“translative/reflexive verb suffix”)

Usage notes

• The derived terms belong in conjugation type 75 (selvitä).

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ita (selvitä)

Anagrams

• tai

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ite, French -ite, Italian -ita, Portuguese -ita/Spanish -ita, all ultimately from Latin -īta, , from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈita/

Suffix

-ita

1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a native, citizen or inhabitant; -ite

   ‎Neapole (“Naples”) + ‎-ita → ‎neapolita (“neaplitan”)

   ‎Israel (“Israel”) + ‎-ita → ‎israelita (“Israelite, Israeli”)

   ‎Moscova (“Moscow”) + ‎-ita → ‎moscovita (“Muscovite”)

   Synonyms: -ana, -ano, -ese

2. forms nouns from nouns, denoting an member or adherent; -ite

   ‎Jacobo (“James”) + ‎-ita → ‎jacobita (“Jacobite”)

   ‎Thatcher (“Thatcher”) + ‎-ita → ‎thatcherita (“thatcherite”)

   Synonyms: -ana, -ano, -ista

Usage notes

• Despite ending in a, this suffix is used for both females and males.
• This suffix is not to be confused with -ite (“rock, mineral”).

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ita not found

References

• Alexander Gode (1951) Interlingua-English: A Dictionary of the International Language, New York: Storm Publishers, →OL

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: -ì‧ta

Suffix

-ita f (non-lemma form of past participle-forming suffix)

1. feminine singular of -ito; forms the feminine singular past participle of regular -ire verbs

   ‎colpire (“to hit, to strike”) + ‎-ita → ‎colpita (“hit, struck”)

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the past participle form of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: -ì‧ta

Suffix

-ita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ite)

1. used to form verbal nouns, derived from regular -ire verbs, expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb; -th, -ness, -hood

   ‎dormire (“to sleep”) + ‎-ita → ‎dormita (“nap, sleep”, noun)

   ‎uscire (“to go out, exit”) + ‎-ita → ‎uscita (“exit”, noun)

Etymology 3

Learned variant of the suffix in Etymology 2, added especially to -ere verbs, with antepenultimate stress in imitation of Latin past participles such as habĭtus from habēre (“to have”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ta/ (stress falls on the preceding syllable)
• Hyphenation: -i‧ta

Suffix

-ita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ite)

1. used to form verbal nouns, especially from -ere verbs; -th, -ness, -hood

   ‎crescere (“to grow”) + ‎-ita → ‎crescita (“growth”)

   ‎nascere (“to be born”) + ‎-ita → ‎nascita (“birth”)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: -ì‧ta

Suffix

-ita (adjective-forming suffix, masculine plural -iti, feminine plural -ite)
-ita m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, masculine plural -iti, feminine plural -ite)

1. used to create adjectives and nouns that indicate "belonging to"; -ite

   ‎Gesù (“Jesus”) + ‎-ita → ‎gesuita (“Jesuit”)

   ‎Vietnam + ‎-ita → ‎vietnamita (“Vietnamese”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ita

Anagrams

• -ati, TAI

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Suffix

-ita m pers

1. Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.; -ite

   ‎Abraham + ‎-ita → ‎Abrahamita

2. -ite used to form demonyms; -ite

   ‎Lech + ‎-ita → ‎Lechita

Declension

Declension of -ita

	singular	plural
nominative	-ita	-ici/-ity (deprecative)
genitive	-ity	-itów
dative	-icie	-itom
accusative	-itę	-itów
instrumental	-itą	-itami
locative	-icie	-itach
vocative	-ito	-ici

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ita

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.tɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Suffix

-ita m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas)
-ita m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -itas)

1. -ite (a follower or adherent of a given person or thing)
2. -ite (a descendant of a given historical person)
3. -ite (forms the names of natives of a given place, and adjectives referring to the place)

   Synonyms: -ês, -ense, -eiro, -ota

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas)

1. (geology) -ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)

   Synonyms: -ite, -ito

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ita f

1. feminine of -ito

Spanish

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ita

1. A suffix indicating a diminutive; feminine of -ito

Related terms

• -cita
• -ica
• -ito

 

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ita

1. A suffix indicating a diminutive
   1. (masculine) Substituted for "a" at the end of feminine words and names to denote a diminutive form
   2. (feminine) Substituted for "a" at the end of masculine words and names to denote a diminutive form
2. -ite (used to form demonyms)

   ‎Vietnam (“Vietnam”) + ‎-ita → ‎vietnamita (“Vietnamese”)

3. -ite (suffix for a rock, mineral, or fossil)

   ‎cuarzo (“quartz”) + ‎-ita → ‎cuarcita (“quartzite”)

Usage notes

The suffix corresponding to -ite denotes persons of both genders: un israelita.

The diminutive -ita may be used on masculine nouns ending in -a, and -ito may be used on feminine nouns ending in -o. If the noun ends in -e, -n, or -r, add -cita. If the last consonant is t, add -ica.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ita

Further reading

• “-ita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈita/, [ˈiː.t̪ɐ]

Suffix

-ita (masculine -ito)

1. used to form diminutives of feminine nouns and female names (in specific words)

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -ita

See also

• -ing
• -oy
• -ay