-ettus

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Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ettus (feminine -etta, neuter -ettum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. Alternative form of -ittus

Usage notes[edit]

The suffix -ettus is added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.

Examples:
vallettus (valet)

Declension[edit]

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -ettus -etta -ettum -ettī -ettae -etta
Genitive -ettī -ettae -ettī -ettōrum -ettārum -ettōrum
Dative -ettō -ettō -ettīs
Accusative -ettum -ettam -ettum -ettōs -ettās -etta
Ablative -ettō -ettā -ettō -ettīs
Vocative -ette -etta -ettum -ettī -ettae -etta

Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: -et, -eta
  • French: -et, -ette
  • Italian: -etto, -etta
  • Spanish: -ito, -ita