"-et-" meaning in Esperanto

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Suffix

IPA: [et]
Etymology: Borrowed from French -et, -ette and Italian -etto, -etta, ultimately from Latin -ittus. Etymology templates: {{bor|eo|fr|-et, -ette}} French -et, -ette, {{bor|eo|it|-etto, -etta}} Italian -etto, -etta, {{der|eo|la|-ittus}} Latin -ittus Head templates: {{head|eo|suffix|cat2=diminutive suffixes}} -et-
  1. denotes diminution of degree Tags: morpheme Derived forms: eta (english: tiny), etigi (english: make tiny), etulo (english: little one)

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        "2": "fr",
        "3": "-et, -ette"
      },
      "expansion": "French -et, -ette",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Italian -etto, -etta",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  "lang_code": "eo",
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        },
        {
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          "word": "etigi"
        },
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          "english": "little one",
          "word": "etulo"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "domo (“house”) + -et- → dometo (“cottage”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "urbo (“city”) + -et- → urbeto (“town”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "tranĉilo (“knife”) + -et- → tranĉileto (“penknife”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "plugilo (“plough”) + -et- → plugileto (“spade”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "globo (“ball”) + -et- → globeto (“marble”)"
        }
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      "word": "eta"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "english": "little one",
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "2": "la",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ittus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto suffixes",
        "Esperanto terms borrowed from French",
        "Esperanto terms borrowed from Italian",
        "Esperanto terms derived from French",
        "Esperanto terms derived from Italian",
        "Esperanto terms derived from Latin",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with audio links",
        "French links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "text": "urbo (“city”) + -et- → urbeto (“town”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "tranĉilo (“knife”) + -et- → tranĉileto (“penknife”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "plugilo (“plough”) + -et- → plugileto (“spade”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "globo (“ball”) + -et- → globeto (“marble”)"
        }
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        "denotes diminution of degree"
      ],
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      ]
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    }
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}

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