"-eta" meaning in Spanish

See -eta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -etas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French -ette and Italian -etta. Doublet of -ita and -eta. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|fr|-ette|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French -ette, {{bor+|es|fr|-ette}} Borrowed from French -ette, {{bor|es|it|-etta}} Italian -etta, {{doublet|es|-ita|-eta}} Doublet of -ita and -eta Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} -eta f (noun-forming suffix, plural -etas)
  1. Alternative form of -ete; added to nouns and adjectives that often adds a diminutive or particularizing sense to the base Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, morpheme Alternative form of: -ete (extra: added to nouns and adjectives that often adds a diminutive or particularizing sense to the base)
    Sense id: en--eta-es-suffix-ci49gFIm Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

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