tito

See also: Tito, títo, -tito, and tî-tò

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtitoʔ/

Noun

titò (feminine tita)

1. an uncle; the brother of either parent

Synonyms

• tiyo

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧to

Noun

tito (feminine iyaan)

1. an uncle; the brother of either parent
2. a male cousin of either parent
3. an affectionate or honorific term for a man of an older generation than oneself

Synonyms

• tiyo, uyoan

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tito.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈcɪto]

Pronoun

tito

1. animate masculine nominative plural of tento

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Maranao

Noun

tito

1. puppy

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Slavomolisano

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tetto.

Noun

tito m

1. roof

Declension

    declension of tito (inan series-1a masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	tito	titola
genitive	titola	titoli
dative	titolu	titoli
accusative	tito	titola
locative	titolu	titola
instrumental	titolom, titolam	titoli

References

• Ivica Peša Matracki and Nada Županović Filipin (2014), Changes in the System of Oblique Cases in Molise Croatian Dialect.
• Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).

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Spanish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tito m (plural titos, feminine tita, feminine plural titas)

1. (Philippines) uncle
2. (colloquial, Spain) unkie

Etymology 2

From teto ("grandfather").

Noun

tito m (plural titos, feminine tita, feminine plural titas)

1. (informal, Mexico) grandfather, grandpa

Further reading

• “tito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish tito, diminutive of tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈtito/, [ˈt̪iː.t̪o]

Noun

tito (feminine tita)

1. uncle

   Synonyms: tiyo, tiyong, tiyuhin, amain, amba

2. (slang) adult men exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino uncle

Derived terms

• tituhin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from .

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈtitoʔ/, [ˈt̪iː.t̪oʔ]

Noun

titò

1. pig tripe

See also

• goto

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West Coast Bajau

Alternative forms

• titoo
• teto
• teto'o

Etymology

From Proto-Sama-Bajaw *təttawəh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, from Proto-Austronesian *Cawa.

Verb

tito

1. to laugh