"-ito" meaning in Tagalog

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈito/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈiː.t̪o] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: -ita [feminine], ᜒᜆᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ito Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -itobor. Tagalog -ito Borrowed from Spanish -ito, from Late Latin -ittus, possibly from Proto-Italic *-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós. Etymology templates: {{etymon|tl|:bor|es:-ito|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -itobor. Tagalog -ito [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-ittus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-ito", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "-ito", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="-ito"> Borrowed from Spanish -ito, from Late Latin -ittus, possibly from Proto-Italic *-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós. Head templates: {{tl-noun|addlpos=proper noun|b=+|f=-ita}} -ito (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, feminine -ita, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜆᜓ)
  1. used to form diminutives of nouns (in specific words) Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ing, -oy, -ay

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "es:-ito",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-tós\nProto-Italic *-tosder.?\nLate Latin -ittus\nSpanish -itobor.\nTagalog -ito\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"verbal adjectives\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-tós\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-tos\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Late Latin\", \"term\" : \"-ittus\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"la-lat\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Spanish\", \"term\" : \"-ito\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"es\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"-ito\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"-ito\">\nBorrowed from Spanish -ito, from Late Latin -ittus, possibly from Proto-Italic *-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜒᜆᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-i‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "i‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        },
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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      ],
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        "used to form diminutives of nouns (in specific words)"
      ],
      "id": "en--ito-tl-suffix-GrR72RKX",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-ing"
        },
        {
          "word": "-oy"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ay"
        }
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈito/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈiː.t̪o]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ito"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ito"
}
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      "args": {
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜒᜆᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "f": "-ita"
      },
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      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
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    "-i‧to"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "i‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "word": "-ing"
    },
    {
      "word": "-oy"
    },
    {
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    }
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        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/ito",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/ito/2 syllables",
        "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
        "Tagalog entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons",
        "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
        "Tagalog entries with etymology trees",
        "Tagalog entries with etymon",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog noun-forming suffixes",
        "Tagalog proper noun-forming suffixes",
        "Tagalog suffixes",
        "Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Late Latin",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Italic",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Spanish",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form diminutives of nouns (in specific words)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈito/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈiː.t̪o]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ito"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ito"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -ito meaning in Tagalog (3.4kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-ito"
  ],
  "section": "Tagalog",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ito",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: proper noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-ito"
  ],
  "section": "Tagalog",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ito",
  "trace": ""
}

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