-et-

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French -et, -ette and Italian -etto, -etta, ultimately from Latin -ittus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [et]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: et

Suffix

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-et-

  1. denotes diminution of degree
    domo (house) + ‎-et- → ‎dometo (cottage)
    urbo (city) + ‎-et- → ‎urbeto (town)
    tranĉilo (knife) + ‎-et- → ‎tranĉileto (penknife)
    plugilo (plough) + ‎-et- → ‎plugileto (spade)
    globo (ball) + ‎-et- → ‎globeto (marble)

Derived terms

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Ido

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Etymology

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From Esperanto -et-, from French -et/-ette, Italian -etto/-etta, Spanish -ito/-ita, from Latin -ittus.

Suffix

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-et-

  1. suffix forming a diminutive or indicating a smaller degree or qualitative change; also used as an affectionate diminutive
    sigaro (cigar) + ‎-et- → ‎sigareto (cigarette)
    dormar (to sleep) + ‎-et- → ‎dormetar (to doze)

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Derived terms

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