"-cito" meaning in Spanish

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Suffix

Forms: -citos [plural], -cita [feminine], -citas [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} -cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos, feminine -cita, feminine plural -citas)
  1. Alternative form of -ito Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine, morpheme Alternative form of: -ito Synonyms: -cita [feminine] Related terms: -cecito, -ecito, -ito
    Sense id: en--cito-es-suffix-ny1h1xS5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: -citos [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, container”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|grc|κύτος||vessel, container}} Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, container”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} -cito m (noun-forming suffix, plural -citos)
  1. (biology) -cyte (forms cell names) Tags: masculine, morpheme Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: cito-
    Sense id: en--cito-es-suffix-Hpu-FBS8 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -cito meaning in Spanish (2.5kB)

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