ito

See also: Ito, ITO, itō, Itō, and -ito

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ito/ [i.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: i‧to

Verb

ito da/du (imperfect participle itotzen, future participle itoko, short form ito, verbal noun itotze)

1. to choke, suffocate
2. to drown

Further reading

• “ito”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “ito”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• 'to
• idto, 'dto

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu (“that”) (cf. Yami uitu, Tagalog ito).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiˈto/ [ʔiˈto]
• Hyphenation: i‧to

Pronoun

itó (Basahan spelling ᜁᜆᜓ)

1. it; that, those (near the person spoken to, but away from the speaker)

   Coordinate terms: ini, iyan

Derived terms

• kaito

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔitoʔ/ [ˈʔi.t̪oʔ]

Noun

ito (Badlit spelling ᜁᜆᜓ)

1. Alternative form of hito

Ido

Alternative forms

• to

Etymology

From ita +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.to/, /ˈi.tɔ/

Pronoun

ito (plural iti)

1. (demonstrative pronoun) that (thing)

   Yes, ma me kredas ke ito esas plu bona. ― Yes, but I think that that (thing) is better.

Related terms

• ita (“that (person)”)
• iti (“that (plural)”)
• pro ito (“therefore”)

See also

• ibe (“there”)
• lore (“then”)
• tala (“such kind of”)
  • tale (“thus”)
• tanta (“so much”)

Japanese

Romanization

ito

1. Rōmaji transcription of いと

Latin

Etymology 1

itus, perfect passive participle of eō (“to go”) +‎ -tō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi.toː/, [ˈɪt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.to/, [ˈiːt̪o]

Verb

itō (present infinitive itāre, perfect active itāvī); first conjugation, no supine stem

1. (intransitive) to keep going (to...); to continually or habitually go

Conjugation

   Conjugation of itō (first conjugation, no supine stem)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	itō	itās	itat	itāmus	itātis	itant
	imperfect	itābam	itābās	itābat	itābāmus	itābātis	itābant
	future	itābō	itābis	itābit	itābimus	itābitis	itābunt
	perfect	itāvī	itāvistī	itāvit	itāvimus	itāvistis	itāvērunt, itāvēre
	pluperfect	itāveram	itāverās	itāverat	itāverāmus	itāverātis	itāverant
	future perfect	itāverō	itāveris	itāverit	itāverimus	itāveritis	itāverint
passive	present	itor	itāris, itāre	itātur	itāmur	itāminī	itantur
	imperfect	itābar	itābāris, itābāre	itābātur	itābāmur	itābāminī	itābantur
	future	itābor	itāberis, itābere	itābitur	itābimur	itābiminī	itābuntur
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	item	itēs	itet	itēmus	itētis	itent
imperfect	itārem	itārēs	itāret	itārēmus	itārētis	itārent
perfect	itāverim	itāverīs	itāverit	itāverīmus	itāverītis	itāverint
pluperfect	itāvissem	itāvissēs	itāvisset	itāvissēmus	itāvissētis	itāvissent
passive	present	iter	itēris, itēre	itētur	itēmur	itēminī	itentur
imperfect	itārer	itārēris, itārēre	itārētur	itārēmur	itārēminī	itārentur
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	itā	—	—	itāte	—
	future	—	itātō	itātō	—	itātōte	itantō
passive	present	—	itāre	—	—	itāminī	—
	future	—	itātor	itātor	—	—	itantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		itāre	itāvisse	—	itārī	—	—
participles		itāns	—	—	—	—	itandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		itandī	itandō	itandum	itandō	—	—

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.toː/, [ˈiːt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.to/, [ˈiːt̪o]

Verb

ītō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of eō

References

• “ito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to obstruct a road; to close a route: iter obstruere
    
  • (ambiguous) (1) to take a journey, (2) to make, lay down a road (rare): iter facere
    
  • (ambiguous) to travel together: una iter facere
    
  • (ambiguous) to begin a journey (on foot, on horseback, by land): iter ingredi (pedibus, equo, terra)
    
  • (ambiguous) to journey towards a place: iter aliquo dirigere, intendere
    
  • (ambiguous) travel by land, on foot: iter terrestre, pedestre
    
  • (ambiguous) a day's journey: iter unius diei or simply diei
    
  • (ambiguous) an impassable road: iter impeditum
    
  • (ambiguous) circumstances demand: tempus (ita) fert (not secum)
    
  • (ambiguous) this is our natural tendency, our destiny; nature compels us: ita (ea lege, ea condicione) nati sumus
    
  • (ambiguous) the facts are these; the matter stands thus: res ita est, ita (sic) se habet
    
  • (ambiguous) circumstances make this necessary; the exigencies of the case are these: res (ita) fert
    
  • (ambiguous) under such circumstances: quae cum ita sint
    
  • (ambiguous) my interests demanded it: meae rationes ita tulerunt
    
  • (ambiguous) convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: velim tibi ita persuadeas
    
  • (ambiguous) anger is defined as a passionate desire for revenge: iracundiam sic (ita) definiunt, ut ulciscendi libidinem esse dicant or ut u. libido sit or iracundiam sic definiunt, ulc. libidinem
    
  • (ambiguous) to be so disposed: ita animo affectum esse
    
  • (ambiguous) as usually happens: ut fit, ita ut fit, ut fere fit
    
  • (ambiguous) so custom, fashion prescribes: ita fert consuetudo
    
  • (ambiguous) as you sow, so will you reap: ut sementem feceris, ita metes (proverb.) (De Or. 2. 65)
    
  • (ambiguous) to march: iter facere
    
  • (ambiguous) to traverse a route: iter conficere (B. C. 1. 70)
    
  • (ambiguous) to quicken the pace of marching: iter maturare, accelerare
    
  • (ambiguous) to march without interruption: iter continuare (B. C. 3. 11)
    
  • (ambiguous) not to interrupt the march: iter non intermittere
    
  • (ambiguous) to deviate, change the direction: iter flectere, convertere, avertere
    
  • (ambiguous) to force a way, a passage: iter tentare per vim (cf. sect. II. 3)
    
  • (ambiguous) a breach: iter ruina patefactum
    
  • (ambiguous) so to speak (used to modify a figurative expression): ut ita dicam
    
  • (ambiguous) that is exactly what I think: ita prorsus existimo
    
  • (ambiguous) it is so: ita res est
    
  • (ambiguous) the matter stands so (otherwise): res ita (aliter) se habet
    
• ito in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hitu.

Noun

ito

1. catfish

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Rotokas

Noun

ito

1. banana

References

• Firchow, Irwin, Firchow, Jacqueline, Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English‎^[3], Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 27

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• 'to — clipping, colloquial

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu (“that”). Compare Bikol Central ito (“that”), Malagasy ito, Yami uitu, Malay itu (“that”). The i- prefix is likely related to the Proto-Austronesian *i (location marker) (cf. ibabaw, ilalim, itaas, ilaya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈto/ [ʔɪˈt̪o], (colloquial) /ʔeˈto/ [ʔɛˈt̪o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: i‧to

Adjective

itó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜓ)

1. this (near the speaker and the listener)
2. this (near the speaker)

   Synonyms: (dialectal) ari, (dialectal) ire, (dialectal) ere

Derived terms

• itech
• itey

 

Related terms

• dito
• ganito
• naito
• nito

 

Pronoun

itó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜓ)

1. this (near the speaker and the listener)
2. this (near the speaker)

   Synonyms: (dialectal) ari, (dialectal) ire, (dialectal) ere

See also

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns

	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)	Locative (nasa)	Existential	Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker*	ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**	nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†	dini/dine	nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari	ere/eri, here/heri, ayri	ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	nandito, narito, naito**	heto, eto, ayto†	ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener	iyan, yaan	niyan	diyan/diyaan	nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡	hayan, ayan	ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote	iyon, yoon, yaon†	niyon, noon, niyaon†	doon	nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡	hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun	ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text.

Further reading

• “ito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*generic marker of location in space or time”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• Tio