-ito

See also: ito, Ito, ITO, itō, and Itō

Esperanto

Suffix

-ito

1. See -it-

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Italian

Suffix

-ito

1. Used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -ire verbs

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Latin

Etymology

From -tō, although the appearance of -i- when affixed to first conjugation verbs has not been explained.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /i.toː/, [ɪt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.to/, [it̪o] (stressed on antepenult)

Suffix

-itō (present infinitive -itāre, perfect active -itāvī, supine -itātum); first conjugation

1. Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs.

Usage notes

Unlike -tō, this suffix is attached to the present stem of the verb. The vowel of the suffix replaces any final vowel of the stem, thus cantā- > cant-itā-. It is often found suffixed to first conjugation verbs, including existing frequentatives in -tō, but some examples from other conjugations also exist, such as agō > agitō.

Conjugation

Conjugation of -itō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	-itō	-itās	-itat	-itāmus	-itātis	-itant
	imperfect	-itābam	-itābās	-itābat	-itābāmus	-itābātis	-itābant
	future	-itābō	-itābis	-itābit	-itābimus	-itābitis	-itābunt
	perfect	-itāvī	-itāvistī	-itāvit	-itāvimus	-itāvistis	-itāvērunt, -itāvēre
	pluperfect	-itāveram	-itāverās	-itāverat	-itāverāmus	-itāverātis	-itāverant
	future perfect	-itāverō	-itāveris	-itāverit	-itāverimus	-itāveritis	-itāverint
	sigmatic future1	-itāssō	-itāssis	-itāssit	-itāssimus	-itāssitis	-itāssint
passive	present	-itor	-itāris, -itāre	-itātur	-itāmur	-itāminī	-itantur
	imperfect	-itābar	-itābāris, -itābāre	-itābātur	-itābāmur	-itābāminī	-itābantur
	future	-itābor	-itāberis, -itābere	-itābitur	-itābimur	-itābiminī	-itābuntur
	perfect	-itātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	-itātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	-itātus + future active indicative of sum
	sigmatic future1	-itāssor	-itāsseris	-itāssitur	—	—	—
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	-item	-itēs	-itet	-itēmus	-itētis	-itent
	imperfect	-itārem	-itārēs	-itāret	-itārēmus	-itārētis	-itārent
	perfect	-itāverim	-itāverīs	-itāverit	-itāverīmus	-itāverītis	-itāverint
	pluperfect	-itāvissem	-itāvissēs	-itāvisset	-itāvissēmus	-itāvissētis	-itāvissent
	sigmatic aorist1	-itāssim	-itāssīs	-itāssīt	-itāssīmus	-itāssītis	-itāssint
passive	present	-iter	-itēris, -itēre	-itētur	-itēmur	-itēminī	-itentur
	imperfect	-itārer	-itārēris, -itārēre	-itārētur	-itārēmur	-itārēminī	-itārentur
	perfect	-itātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	-itātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	-itā	—	—	-itāte	—
	future	—	-itātō	-itātō	—	-itātōte	-itantō
passive	present	—	-itāre	—	—	-itāminī	—
	future	—	-itātor	-itātor	—	—	-itantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		-itāre	-itāvisse	-itātūrum esse	-itārī, -itārier2	-itātum esse	-itātum īrī
participles		-itāns	—	-itātūrus	—	-itātus	-itandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		-itandī	-itandō	-itandum	-itandō	-itātum	-itātū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). It is also attested as having a rare sigmatic future passive indicative form ("will have been"), which is not attested in the plural for any verb.
²The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

• -titō

Latin terms suffixed with -ito

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Portuguese

Suffix

-ito m (feminine -ita, plural -itos, feminine plural -itas)

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

Synonyms

• (rocks and minerals): -ite, -ita

Etymology 2

From Late Latin -ittus.

Suffix

-ito m (feminine -ita, plural -itos, feminine plural -itas)

1. -ie (forms diminutives)

Synonyms

• (diminutives): -inho

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Late Latin -ittus.

Suffix

-ito m (feminine -ita, plural -itos, feminine plural -itas)

1. Forms diminutives of nouns.

Derived terms

• -cito, -ecito, -ececito

Spanish terms suffixed with -ito

See also

• -illo
• -ico
• -ín

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ito

1. Forms names of minerals.

   Example: grafito

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ito

1. (chemistry) Forms the name of an salt derived from an acid (similar to -ate in English).