-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

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 -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

Further reading

• “-cito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014