Jump to content

-et-

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "et"

Esperanto

la uzado de la sufikso -et-

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Middle French -et

French -etbor.

▲

Late Latin -ittus

Italian -ettobor.

Esperanto -et-

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-et-/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -et-
Syllabification: -et-

Suffix

-et-

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”)

Usage notes

Unlike most Esperanto affixes, -et- does not affect the part of speech of the root.

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -et-

eta (“tiny”)
etigi (“make tiny”)
etulo (“little one”)

Further reading

Wennergren, Bertilo (1997-present), “38.2.15. ET”, in Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko‎^[1]
Kalocsay; Waringhien (1985), “ETA”, in Plena Analiza Gramatiko‎^[2], →ISBN, page 501

Ido

Etymology

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

Suffix

-et-

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”)

Antonyms

-eg-

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -et-

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=-et-&oldid=89034910"

Hidden categories: