-ita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ita"

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ītēs, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈi.tə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈi.ta]

Suffix

-ita

-ite forms nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.
‎islam (“Islam”) + ‎-ita → ‎islamita (“Muslim”)
-ite forms demonyms
‎Vietnam (“Vietnam”) + ‎-ita → ‎vietnamita (“Vietnamese”)
-ite forms rocks, minerals, or fossils
‎quars (“quartz”) + ‎-ita → ‎quarsita (“quartzite”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ita

Esperanto

Suffix

-ita

See -it-

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *-it'ak, from Proto-Uralic *-ńće-, *-nśe- (probably akin to the diminutive ending -ise-). The original stem before preceding endings other than original *-et-, is *-icc- (e.g. *valic'en, *valiccepi, but *valit'ak). However, potential forms were replaced with ones in -nn- by semi-regular sound changes, intensified by degemination of -cc- to -c- and later assimilation to -n- (cf. *saictak → potential *sainni).

Suffix

-ita (front vowel harmony variant -itä, stem -itse-, linguistic notation -itse- or -itA)

Forms instrumental verbs from nouns.
‎naula (“nail”) + ‎-ita → ‎naulita (“to nail down”)

‎lääke (“medicine”) + ‎-ita → ‎lääkitä (“to medicate”)
Forms some verbs indicating acting in a capacity or a profession.
‎tulkki (“interpreter”) + ‎-ita → ‎tulkita (“to interpret”)
Forms various other verbs from nouns or adjectives.
‎tarve (“need”) + ‎-ita → ‎tarvita (“to need”)

‎villi (“wild”) + ‎-ita → ‎villitä (“to drive wild”)

Usage notes

Verbs with this suffix show the weak grade of consonant gradation in the stem, where applicable.
In many cases, derived verbs exist alongside verbs ending in -ia or -(o)ta, e.g. himoita (“to lust”) beside himota from himo (“lust”), archaic leikitä (“to play”) beside leikkiä from leikki (“play”). It is unclear if these instances are derived directly from the base nouns or as pleonastic derivatives from the shorter verbs.^[1]

Conjugation

Inflection of -ita (Kotus type 69/valita, no gradation)

indicative mood

present tense

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-itsen

en -itse

1st sing.

olen -innut

en ole -innut

2nd sing.

-itset

et -itse

2nd sing.

olet -innut

et ole -innut

3rd sing.

-itsee

ei -itse

3rd sing.

on -innut

ei ole -innut

1st plur.

-itsemme

emme -itse

1st plur.

olemme -inneet

emme ole -inneet

2nd plur.

-itsette

ette -itse

2nd plur.

olette -inneet

ette ole -inneet

3rd plur.

-itsevat

eivät -itse

3rd plur.

ovat -inneet

eivät ole -inneet

passive

-itaan

ei -ita

passive

on -ittu

ei ole -ittu

past tense

pluperfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-itsin

en -innut

1st sing.

olin -innut

en ollut -innut

2nd sing.

-itsit

et -innut

2nd sing.

olit -innut

et ollut -innut

3rd sing.

-itsi

ei -innut

3rd sing.

oli -innut

ei ollut -innut

1st plur.

-itsimme

emme -inneet

1st plur.

olimme -inneet

emme olleet -inneet

2nd plur.

-itsitte

ette -inneet

2nd plur.

olitte -inneet

ette olleet -inneet

3rd plur.

-itsivat

eivät -inneet

3rd plur.

olivat -inneet

eivät olleet -inneet

passive

-ittiin

ei -ittu

passive

oli -ittu

ei ollut -ittu

conditional mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-itsisin

en -itsisi

1st sing.

olisin -innut

en olisi -innut

2nd sing.

-itsisit

et -itsisi

2nd sing.

olisit -innut

et olisi -innut

3rd sing.

-itsisi

ei -itsisi

3rd sing.

olisi -innut

ei olisi -innut

1st plur.

-itsisimme

emme -itsisi

1st plur.

olisimme -inneet

emme olisi -inneet

2nd plur.

-itsisitte

ette -itsisi

2nd plur.

olisitte -inneet

ette olisi -inneet

3rd plur.

-itsisivat

eivät -itsisi

3rd plur.

olisivat -inneet

eivät olisi -inneet

passive

-ittaisiin

ei -ittaisi

passive

olisi -ittu

ei olisi -ittu

imperative mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

—

1st sing.

—

2nd sing.

-itse

älä -itse

2nd sing.

—

3rd sing.

-itkoon

älköön -itko

3rd sing.

olkoon -innut

älköön olko -innut

1st plur.

-itkaamme

älkäämme -itko

1st plur.

—

2nd plur.

-itkaa

älkää -itko

2nd plur.

—

3rd plur.

-itkoot

älkööt -itko

3rd plur.

olkoot -inneet

älkööt olko -inneet

passive

-ittakoon

älköön -ittako

passive

olkoon -ittu

älköön olko -ittu

potential mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-innen

en -inne

1st sing.

lienen -innut

en liene -innut

2nd sing.

-innet

et -inne

2nd sing.

lienet -innut

et liene -innut

3rd sing.

-innee

ei -inne

3rd sing.

lienee -innut

ei liene -innut

1st plur.

-innemme

emme -inne

1st plur.

lienemme -inneet

emme liene -inneet

2nd plur.

-innette

ette -inne

2nd plur.

lienette -inneet

ette liene -inneet

3rd plur.

-innevat

eivät -inne

3rd plur.

lienevät -inneet

eivät liene -inneet

passive

-ittaneen

ei -ittane

passive

lienee -ittu

ei liene -ittu

Nominal forms

infinitives

participles

active

passive

active

passive

1st

-ita

present

-itseva

-ittava

long 1st¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	-itakseni	-itaksemme
2nd	-itaksesi	-itaksenne
3rd	-itakseen -itaksensa

past

-innut

-ittu

2nd

inessive²

-itessa

-ittaessa

agent⁴

-itsema

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	-itessani	-itessamme
2nd	-itessasi	-itessanne
3rd	-itessaan -itessansa

negative

-itsematon

instructive

-iten

—

¹⁾ Used only with a possessive suffix.

²⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
³⁾ Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

⁴⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.

3rd

inessive

-itsemassa

—

elative

-itsemasta

—

illative

-itsemaan

—

adessive

-itsemalla

—

abessive

-itsematta

—

instructive

-itseman

-ittaman

4th³

verbal noun

-itseminen

5th¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	-itsemaisillani	-itsemaisillamme
2nd	-itsemaisillasi	-itsemaisillanne
3rd	-itsemaisillaan -itsemaisillansa

Synonyms

(act in a profession): -oida

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ita (valita)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *-it'ak. Roughly equivalent to -i- + -ta; compare -ittaa.

Suffix

-ita (front vowel harmony variant -itä, stem -ia-, linguistic notation -iA- or -itA)

Alternative form of -ta (“translative/reflexive verb suffix”)

Conjugation

Inflection of -ita (Kotus type 75/selvitä, no gradation)

indicative mood

present tense

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-ian

en -ia

1st sing.

olen -innut

en ole -innut

2nd sing.

-iat

et -ia

2nd sing.

olet -innut

et ole -innut

3rd sing.

-iaa

ei -ia

3rd sing.

on -innut

ei ole -innut

1st plur.

-iamme

emme -ia

1st plur.

olemme -inneet

emme ole -inneet

2nd plur.

-iatte

ette -ia

2nd plur.

olette -inneet

ette ole -inneet

3rd plur.

-iavat

eivät -ia

3rd plur.

ovat -inneet

eivät ole -inneet

passive

-itaan

ei -ita

passive

on -ittu

ei ole -ittu

past tense

pluperfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-isin

en -innut

1st sing.

olin -innut

en ollut -innut

2nd sing.

-isit

et -innut

2nd sing.

olit -innut

et ollut -innut

3rd sing.

-isi

ei -innut

3rd sing.

oli -innut

ei ollut -innut

1st plur.

-isimme

emme -inneet

1st plur.

olimme -inneet

emme olleet -inneet

2nd plur.

-isitte

ette -inneet

2nd plur.

olitte -inneet

ette olleet -inneet

3rd plur.

-isivat

eivät -inneet

3rd plur.

olivat -inneet

eivät olleet -inneet

passive

-ittiin

ei -ittu

passive

oli -ittu

ei ollut -ittu

conditional mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-iaisin

en -iaisi

1st sing.

olisin -innut

en olisi -innut

2nd sing.

-iaisit

et -iaisi

2nd sing.

olisit -innut

et olisi -innut

3rd sing.

-iaisi

ei -iaisi

3rd sing.

olisi -innut

ei olisi -innut

1st plur.

-iaisimme

emme -iaisi

1st plur.

olisimme -inneet

emme olisi -inneet

2nd plur.

-iaisitte

ette -iaisi

2nd plur.

olisitte -inneet

ette olisi -inneet

3rd plur.

-iaisivat

eivät -iaisi

3rd plur.

olisivat -inneet

eivät olisi -inneet

passive

-ittaisiin

ei -ittaisi

passive

olisi -ittu

ei olisi -ittu

imperative mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

—

1st sing.

—

2nd sing.

-ia

älä -ia

2nd sing.

—

3rd sing.

-itkoon

älköön -itko

3rd sing.

olkoon -innut

älköön olko -innut

1st plur.

-itkaamme

älkäämme -itko

1st plur.

—

2nd plur.

-itkaa

älkää -itko

2nd plur.

—

3rd plur.

-itkoot

älkööt -itko

3rd plur.

olkoot -inneet

älkööt olko -inneet

passive

-ittakoon

älköön -ittako

passive

olkoon -ittu

älköön olko -ittu

potential mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-innen

en -inne

1st sing.

lienen -innut

en liene -innut

2nd sing.

-innet

et -inne

2nd sing.

lienet -innut

et liene -innut

3rd sing.

-innee

ei -inne

3rd sing.

lienee -innut

ei liene -innut

1st plur.

-innemme

emme -inne

1st plur.

lienemme -inneet

emme liene -inneet

2nd plur.

-innette

ette -inne

2nd plur.

lienette -inneet

ette liene -inneet

3rd plur.

-innevat

eivät -inne

3rd plur.

lienevät -inneet

eivät liene -inneet

passive

-ittaneen

ei -ittane

passive

lienee -ittu

ei liene -ittu

Nominal forms

infinitives

participles

active

passive

active

passive

1st

-ita

present

-iava

-ittava

long 1st¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	-itakseni	-itaksemme
2nd	-itaksesi	-itaksenne
3rd	-itakseen -itaksensa

past

-innut

-ittu

2nd

inessive²

-itessa

-ittaessa

agent⁴

-iama

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	-itessani	-itessamme
2nd	-itessasi	-itessanne
3rd	-itessaan -itessansa

negative

-iamaton

instructive

-iten

—

¹⁾ Used only with a possessive suffix.

²⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
³⁾ Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

⁴⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.

3rd

inessive

-iamassa

—

elative

-iamasta

—

illative

-iamaan

—

adessive

-iamalla

—

abessive

-iamatta

—

instructive

-iaman

-ittaman

4th³

verbal noun

-iaminen

5th¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	-iamaisillani	-iamaisillamme
2nd	-iamaisillasi	-iamaisillanne
3rd	-iamaisillaan -iamaisillansa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ita (selvitä)

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ita (front vowel harmony variant -itä, stem -i-, linguistic notation -i- or -itA) (dialectal)

(Eastern Finnish) Alternative form of -ida

Usage notes

See Appendix:Eastern Finnish reflexive verbs.

Conjugation

See Appendix:Eastern Finnish reflexive verbs.

References

^ Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.

Anagrams

tai

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -ita, influenced by wanita (“woman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈita/

Suffix

-ita

used to form some female names
‎puspa (“flower”) + ‎-ita → ‎Puspita

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ite, French -ite, Italian -ita, Portuguese -ita/Spanish -ita, all ultimately from Latin -īta, , from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈita/

Suffix

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-ita

forms nouns from nouns, denoting a native, citizen or inhabitant; -ite
Synonyms: -ana, -ano, -ese

‎Neapole (“Naples”) + ‎-ita → ‎neapolita (“neaplitan”)

‎Israel (“Israel”) + ‎-ita → ‎israelita (“Israelite, Israeli”)

‎Moscova (“Moscow”) + ‎-ita → ‎moscovita (“Muscovite”)
forms nouns from nouns, denoting an member or adherent; -ite
Synonyms: -ana, -ano, -ista

‎Jacobo (“James”) + ‎-ita → ‎jacobita (“Jacobite”)

‎Thatcher (“Thatcher”) + ‎-ita → ‎thatcherita (“thatcherite”)

Usage notes

Despite ending in a, this suffix is used for both females and males.
This suffix is not to be confused with -ite (“rock, mineral”).

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ita not found

References

Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/
Rhymes: -ita
Hyphenation: -ì‧ta

Suffix

-ita f (non-lemma form of past participle-forming suffix)

feminine singular of -ito; forms the feminine singular past participle of regular -ire verbs
‎colpire (“to hit, to strike”) + ‎-ita → ‎colpita (“hit, struck”)

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the past participle form of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/
Rhymes: -ita
Hyphenation: -ì‧ta

Suffix

-ita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ite)

used to form verbal nouns, derived from regular -ire verbs, expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb; -th, -ness, -hood
‎dormire (“to sleep”) + ‎-ita → ‎dormita (“nap, sleep”, noun)

‎uscire (“to go out, exit”) + ‎-ita → ‎uscita (“exit”, noun)

Etymology 3

Learned variant of the suffix in Etymology 2, added especially to -ere verbs, with antepenultimate stress in imitation of Latin past participles such as habĭtus from habēre (“to have”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.ta/ (stress falls on the preceding syllable)
Hyphenation: -i‧ta

Suffix

-ita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ite)

used to form verbal nouns, especially from -ere verbs; -th, -ness, -hood
‎crescere (“to grow”) + ‎-ita → ‎crescita (“growth”)

‎nascere (“to be born”) + ‎-ita → ‎nascita (“birth”)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/
Rhymes: -ita
Hyphenation: -ì‧ta

Suffix

-ita (adjective-forming suffix, masculine plural -iti, feminine plural -ite)
-ita m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, masculine plural -iti, feminine plural -ite)

used to create adjectives and nouns that indicate "belonging to"; -ite
‎Gesù (“Jesus”) + ‎-ita → ‎gesuita (“Jesuit”)

‎Vietnam + ‎-ita → ‎vietnamita (“Vietnamese”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ita

References

^ “-ita” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Anagrams

-ati, TAI

Latin

Suffix

-īta

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of -ītus

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -īta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.ta/
Rhymes: -ita
Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ita m pers

used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.; -ite
‎Abraham + ‎-ita → ‎Abrahamita
-ite used to form demonyms; -ite
‎Lech + ‎-ita → ‎Lechita

Declension

Declension of -ita

	singular	plural
nominative	-ita	-ici/-ity (deprecative)
genitive	-ity	-itów
dative	-icie	-itom
accusative	-itę	-itów
instrumental	-itą	-itami
locative	-icie	-itach
vocative	-ito	-ici

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ita

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.tɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs).

Suffix

-ita m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas)
-ita m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -itas)

-ite (a follower or adherent of a given person or thing)
-ite (a descendant of a given historical person)
-ite (forms the names of natives of a given place, and adjectives referring to the place)
Synonyms: -ês, -ense, -eiro, -ota

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas)

(geology) -ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)
Synonyms: -ite, -ito

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ita

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ita f

feminine of -ito

Spanish

Etymology 1

Suffix

-ita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas, masculine -ito, masculine plural -itos)

a suffix indicating a diminutive; female equivalent of -ito

Usage notes

The diminutive -ita may be used on masculine nouns ending in -a, and -ito may be used on feminine nouns ending in -o. If the noun ends in -e, -n, or -r, add -cita. If the last consonant is t, add -ica.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ita (diminutive)

Related terms

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ita m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -itas)
-ita m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas)

-ite (forms demonyms)
‎Vietnam (“Vietnam”) + ‎-ita → ‎vietnamita (“Vietnamese”)

Usage notes

The suffix corresponding to -ite denotes persons of both genders: un israelita.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ita (demonym)

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas)

-ite (suffix for a rock, mineral, or fossil)
‎cuarzo (“quartz”) + ‎-ita → ‎cuarcita (“quartzite”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ita (mineral)

Etymology 4

Suffix

-ita m (noun-forming suffix, plural -itas)

-ite (follower or adherent of a specified person)
‎chií (“Shia”) + ‎-ita → ‎chiita (“Shiite”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ita (adherent)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -ita.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈita/ [ˈiː.t̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -ita
Syllabification: -i‧ta

Suffix

-ita (noun-forming suffix, proper noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜆ)

female equivalent of -ito: used to form diminutives of feminine nouns and female names (in specific words)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms suffixed with -ita

-ita

Catalan

Etymology

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Esperanto

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Finnish

Etymology 1

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Conjugation

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Suffix

Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Suffix

Usage notes

Conjugation

References

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

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Interlingua

Etymology

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Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Suffix

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Suffix

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Suffix

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Suffix

Derived terms

References

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Latin

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Polish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Declension

Derived terms

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Suffix

Etymology 2

Suffix

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Suffix

Spanish

Etymology 1

Suffix

Usage notes

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Suffix

Usage notes

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