-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

1. -ite forms nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.

   ‎islam (“Islam”) + ‎-ita → ‎islamita (“Muslim”)

2. -ite forms demonyms

   ‎Vietnam (“Vietnam”) + ‎-ita → ‎vietnamita (“Vietnamese”)

3. -ite forms rocks, minerals, or fossils

   ‎quars (“quartz”) + ‎-ita → ‎quarsita (“quartzite”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ita

Further reading

• “-ita” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Esperanto

Suffix

-ita

1. 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)

1. Forms instrumental verbs from nouns.

   ‎naula (“nail”) + ‎-ita → ‎naulita (“to nail down”)

   ‎lääke (“medicine”) + ‎-ita → ‎lääkitä (“to medicate”)

2. Forms some verbs indicating acting in a capacity or a profession.

   ‎tulkki (“interpreter”) + ‎-ita → ‎tulkita (“to interpret”)

3. 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.

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)

1. 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)

1. (Eastern Finnish) Alternative form of -ida

Usage notes

See Appendix:Eastern Finnish reflexive verbs.

Conjugation

See Appendix:Eastern Finnish reflexive verbs.

Anagrams

• tai

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈita/

Suffix

-ita

1. 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

-ita

1. 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”)

2. 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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. 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).

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)

1. 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

Anagrams

• -ati, TAI

Latin

Suffix

-īta

1. 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

1. used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.; -ite

   ‎Abraham + ‎-ita → ‎Abrahamita

2. -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)

1. -ite (a follower or adherent of a given person or thing)
2. -ite (a descendant of a given historical person)
3. -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)

1. (geology) -ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)

   Synonyms: -ite, -ito

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ita

Etymology 3

Suffix

-ita f

1. feminine of -ito

Spanish

Etymology 1

Suffix

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

1. 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

• -cita
• -ica
• -ito

 

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)

1. -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)

1. -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)

1. -ite (follower or adherent of a specified person)

   ‎chií (“Shia”) + ‎-ita → ‎chiita (“Shiite”)

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ita (adherent)

Further reading

• “-ita”, 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

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)

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

Derived terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -ita

See also

• -ing
• -oy
• -ay