"-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.? Latin -ittus Spanish -itobor. Tagalog -ito Borrowed from Spanish -ito, from 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.? Latin -ittus Spanish -itobor. Tagalog -ito Borrowed from Spanish -ito, from 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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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "es:-ito",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-tós\nProto-Italic *-tosder.?\nLatin -ittus\nSpanish -itobor.\nTagalog -ito\nBorrowed from Spanish -ito, from Latin -ittus, possibly from Proto-Italic *-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-tós\nProto-Italic *-tosder.?\nLatin -ittus\nSpanish -itobor.\nTagalog -ito\nBorrowed from Spanish -ito, from Latin -ittus, possibly from Proto-Italic *-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜒᜆᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "addlpos": "proper noun",
        "b": "+",
        "f": "-ita"
      },
      "expansion": "-ito (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, feminine -ita, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜆᜓ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-i‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "i‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to form diminutives of nouns (in specific words)"
      ],
      "id": "en--ito-tl-suffix-GrR72RKX",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-ing"
        },
        {
          "word": "-oy"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ay"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈito/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈiː.t̪o]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ito"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ito"
}
{
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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.?\nLatin -ittus\nSpanish -itobor.\nTagalog -ito\nBorrowed from Spanish -ito, from Latin -ittus, possibly from Proto-Italic *-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-tós\nProto-Italic *-tosder.?\nLatin -ittus\nSpanish -itobor.\nTagalog -ito\nBorrowed from Spanish -ito, from Latin -ittus, possibly from Proto-Italic *-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜒᜆᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "addlpos": "proper noun",
        "b": "+",
        "f": "-ita"
      },
      "expansion": "-ito (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, feminine -ita, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜆᜓ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-i‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "",
        "i‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
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    {
      "word": "-ing"
    },
    {
      "word": "-oy"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ay"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/ito",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/ito/2 syllables",
        "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
        "Tagalog entries with etymology texts",
        "Tagalog entries with etymology trees",
        "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 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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈito/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈiː.t̪o]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ito"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ito"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -ito meaning in Tagalog (2.2kB)

{
  "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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