agüita

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡwita/ [aˈɣ̞wi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: a‧güi‧ta

Etymology 1

From agua +‎ -ita.

Noun

agüita f (plural agüitas)

1. diminutive of agua; a small amount of water

Usage notes

• agua is a feminine noun, but the masculine definite article is used because it starts with a stressed a: el agua. Its diminutive, agüita, stresses the second syllable, so the feminine definite article is used as with any other ordinary feminine noun: la agüita.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

agüita

1. only used in se agüita, third-person singular present indicative of agüitarse
2. only used in te ... agüita, syntactic variant of agüítate, second-person singular imperative of agüitarse

Further reading

• “agüita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16