-lite

See also: lite and lité

English

Alternative forms

• -lith

Etymology

Representing Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʌɪt/

Suffix

-lite

1. used to form names of rocks and minerals

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -lite

Related terms

• -litic

Translations

forms names of rocks or minerals

• Czech: -lit
• Finnish: -liitti
• German: -lith
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} -lit f
• Italian: -lite
• Spanish: -lita f

Further reading

• “-lite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• IELT, Tiel, teil, tiel, tile

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Suffix

-lite

1. -lite
2. -lith

   Synonym: -lito

Usage notes

• In feminine nouns created with this suffix, stress always falls on the penultimate syllable, whereas in masculine nouns stress can also fall on the antepenultimate.

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -lite

References

-lite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana