いと

See also: いど

Japanese

Etymology 1

Likely from Old Japanese [Term?]. Attested from at least the mid-ninth century.

Noun

いと • (ito) 

1. (archaic) a young child, a baby

   (Referred to a child of either sex until the late 1700s, after which it was used to refer specifically to a female child.)

2. (archaic) a daughter

Prefix

いと • (ito-) 

1. (archaic) affixed to a noun referring to a person, indicating early childhood

Proper noun

いと • (Ito) 

1. 伊都, 愛: a female given name

   Likely derived by extension from the meaning of daughter. The kanji are ateji.

Etymology 2

Reading of various kanji terms.

Adverb

いと • (ito) 

1. 最, 甚: extremely, considerably
   • 970–999, Utsubo Monogatari, page Toshikage:

     父母「いとあやしき子なり。生ひいでんやうを見む」とて [...]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

いと • (ito) 

1. 意図: intention, aim, design
2. 異図: a treasonous or disloyal plan
3. 糸: string, thread, line
4. 従兄弟: a cousin
5. 已度: excess

Proper noun

いと • (Ito) 

1. 怡土: A former county in modern-day Fukuoka Prefecture

Verb

いとする • (ito suru) transitive suru (stem いとし (ito shi), past いとした (ito shita))

1. 意図: to intend or aim or design to do something
2. 異図: to plan to do something treasonous or disloyal

References

• Kōno, Tama (c. 970–999) Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 10: Utsubo Monogatari 1 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1959, →ISBN.