-etta

-etta

See also: etta, Etta, että, ettâ, etta-, and -étta

English

Etymology

From Italian -etta.

Suffix

-etta

Alternative form of -ette, used in forming female given names.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -etta

Interlingua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeta/

Suffix

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-etta

female equivalent of -etto

Usage notes

As well as indicating females, -etta is also used with inanimate nouns ending in -a, such as boteca (“shop, store”) → botechetta (“small shop”).
This suffix is not to be confused with -ita (“inhabitant, adherent”).

References

Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955), Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Suffix

-etta

feminine of -etto
‎molla (“spring”) + ‎-etta → ‎molletta (“clothes peg”)

‎maglia (“shirt”) + ‎-etta → ‎maglietta (“T-shirt”)

‎attrice (“actress”) + ‎-etta → ‎attricetta (“starlet”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -etta

calcolatricetta

Anagrams

Teta, atte, tate, teta

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /et.tɑ/

Suffix

-etta

genitive plural of -et