-ettus
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛt.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [et.tus]
Suffix
[edit]-ettus (feminine -etta, neuter -ettum); first/second-declension suffix
- 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.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | -ettus | -etta | -ettum | -ettī | -ettae | -etta | |
| genitive | -ettī | -ettae | -ettī | -ettōrum | -ettārum | -ettōrum | |
| dative | -ettō | -ettae | -ettō | -ettīs | |||
| accusative | -ettum | -ettam | -ettum | -ettōs | -ettās | -etta | |
| ablative | -ettō | -ettā | -ettō | -ettīs | |||
| vocative | -ette | -etta | -ettum | -ettī | -ettae | -etta | |