-cita

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cita"

Italian

Alternative forms

• -cito

Suffix

-cita

1. cell (equivalent of the English: -cyte)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -cita

astrocita

enterocita

fagocita

immunocita

leucocita

linfocita

macrocita

mielocita

miocita

oncocita

osteocita

pneumocita

trombocita

Anagrams

• taci

Spanish

Suffix

-cita f (noun-forming suffix, plural -citas, masculine -cito, masculine plural -citos)

1. Alternative form of -ita; feminine of -cito

Usage notes

• Added to feminine words and names to denote a diminutive form. It occurs especially with words ending in a consonant or a vowel other than unstressed -a, and does not delete the final vowel (contrast with -ita, which is added in place of a vowel that does get deleted).

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -cita

callecita

cancioncita

caperucita

Carmencita

crucecita

fiestecita

florcita

florecita

frasecita

habitacioncita

leccioncita

llavecita

lucecita

macrocita

madrecita

mamacita

manecita

mujercita

navecita

nietecita

nochecita

nubecita

partecita

piececita

piedrecita

puertecita

revolucioncita

ruedecita

sangrecita

siestecita

tardecita

vocecita

Further reading

• “-cito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10