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Appendix:Variations of "it"
English
Pronunciation
en /ɪt/
Suffix
-its
en -ite<id:noun>
en Jesus Jesuit<qq:surface analysis>
Catalan
Etymology
ca :inh la:-ītus
ca la -ītus.
Participle
ca past participle form m-s
forms the past participle of ca -ir verbs that have the ca -eix- infix.
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
cs :inh zlw-ocs:-iti<ety:inh<sla-pro:*-iti>> 2 1
Suffix
forms the infinitive of the 3rd class verbs
forms verbs from nouns
cs barva barvit
cs rybář rybařit
forms verbs from adjectives
cs tenký tenčit
cs krátký krátit
cs no longer productive forms iterative verbs
cs nést nosit
cs vést vodit
cs no longer productive forms causative verbs
cs mřít mořit
cs sedět sadit
cs stát stavit
Derived terms
cs
Etymology 2
Suffix
m-in
cs masculine -ite used to form names of minerals and some rocks and fossils
Declension
m
Derived terms
cs
Further reading
-it%20(se) -it (se)
East Central German
Alternative forms
gmw-ecg -et -ed
Etymology
From gmw-ecg gmh -eht, from gmw-ecg goh -ahti, -ohti. Cognate with gsw -et, archaic de -icht (still in de töricht, otherwise replaced with de -ig).
Suffix
gmw-ecg suffix
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch -y; forms adjectives from nouns
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch forms adjectives from verbs
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch forms adjectives from adverbs
Derived terms
gmw-ecg schwarzáget dickkeppit duhbit schiegit drackit flackit nackitt dumbed
French
Pronunciation
Suffix
verb
forms the third-person singular present indicative of fr -ir verbs
forms the third-person singular past historic of fr -ir verbs
forms the third-person singular past historic of fr -re verbs
Fula
Affix
ff affix
ff Pular give repetitive meaning to verbs
ff fuɗugol futtugol grow, sprout regrow, resprout
ff yahugol yahitugol to go to go again
ff Pular gives reversative meaning to verbs
ff uddugol udditugol to close to open
ff faljugol faljitugol to be wrong to correct
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈiːt/ /ˈɪt/
The prescriptive standard has a long vowel and only this form is common in the northern third of Germany. In most other areas, however, the short vowel is predominant in words forming part of the general vocabulary (such as de Granit), while more learned words vary.
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--it.wav
Etymology 1
From de la -īta, la -ītēs, from de grc -ῑ́της. Though not originally related, both ancient and modern uses of this ending often reflect the de sem - en nisba suffix (whence also de -i as in de Iraki, de Israeli).
Suffix
de suffix m
-ite used to form names of certain peoples, followers or descendants of a person, etc.
de Israel Israelit
de Haschim Haschimit
Derived terms
de -iter extended form used in most biblical names and sometimes otherwise
Etymology 2
From de fr -ite, ultimately from the same suffix as in etymology 1 above.
Suffix
de suffix m n
de geology masculine -ite used to form names of minerals and some rocks and fossils
de chemistry neuter -ite used to form names of salts and esters of acids whose name ends in -ous
Derived terms
de
Greenlandic
Pronunciation
Suffix
n-v trunc
there is no [noun], has no [noun]
Antonyms
kl -qar
Derived terms
kl
References
82
Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 236. Atuagkat 2003.
Suffix
v-v trunc
Reverses the meaning.
Derived terms
kl
References
130
Bjørnum, S.: Grønlandsk Grammatik, p. 236. Atuagkat 2003.
Latin
Pronunciation
-īt
Suffix
la suffix form
la -ō 3 s pres//perf act ind ; 3 s sigm fut act ind
Suffix
la suffix form -īt
la -ō 3 s sigm aor act sub
Livonian
Etymology
From liv urj-fin-pro *-uc, specifically the levelled consonant or partitive stem urj-fin-pro *-(u)tt-. The initial -i- is secondary, having developed from rebracketing with original e-stems (compare liv -ji -(i)ji).
Suffix
liv suffix noun-forming suffixes
Forms nouns of quality from adjectives: -ness, -th
liv -m<id:quality>
liv pitkā<t:long> pitkit<t:length>
liv laigā<t:wide, broad> la'igit<t:width, breadth>
Declension
Words from this suffix generally belong to LEL declension class 131, 140 or 129.
Derived terms
liv
Further reading
Ernštreits, Valts. Methods for expanding the Livonian lexicon. Eesti Ja Soome-Ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri. Journal of Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics, 7(1), 203–222.
Malay
Etymology
ms en -ite.
Pronunciation
ms [-ajt] English-based
ms [-it] Baku
ms -it
Suffix
ـيت
ms non-productive -ite.
ms sosialit socialite
Derived terms
ms
ms unproductive suffixes
Manx
Alternative forms
gv -t
Suffix
i
Suffix forming the past participle of verbs.
-ed, -ized
Derived terms
gv
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
se
Suffix
se suffix adjective-forming suffixes
Form of the suffix se -t used with odd-syllable stems.
Inflection
se adjective
Derived terms
See :Category:Northern Sami adjective comparative forms
Old Irish
Suffix
sga suffix personal pronouns suffixed pronoun
him
it object pronoun
Usage notes
This suffix is used only after first-person singular forms in sga -(e)a, first-person plural forms in sga -mi, and 3rd person plural forms in sga -(a)it. After third-person singular forms, the suffix sga -i is used.
Derived terms
sga
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
From non -inn -t.
Suffix
non suffix form inflectional suffixes
non -inn adjective suffix posd str n nom//acc s
non -inn participle suffix str n nom//acc s
used to form the supine of verbs
non -inn definite article suffix n nom//acc s
Polish
Alternative forms
pl -yt
Etymology
pl -ite :der grc:-ίτης<id:nominal> 1
pl grc -ῑ́της.
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf--it.wav
Suffix
pl suffix m-in
-ite, used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals
pl antymon antymonit
pl inorganic chemistry -ite, used to form names of certain chemical compounds
Declension
Derived terms
pl
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology 1
sv
Suffix
sv suffix
Suffix used to form the supine tense of verbs belonging to the fourth conjugation (strong verbs); see also sv -t
Usage notes
The suffix is used with the same version of the stem as is the past participle.
Etymology 2
sv
Pronunciation
sv /ˈiːt/
Suffix
sv suffix
sv pathology Suffix used to form nouns corresponding to diseases characterized by inflammation (similar to -itis in English)
appendicit, bronkit, encefalit, gastrit, hepatit, laryngit, meningit, neurit, sinusit
a (mineral) material with a certain origin or property, similar to English en -ite
bakelit, bauxit, dynamit, ebonit, eternit, grafit, malakit, masonit, nitrit
a person from a certain place or a faith, similar to English en -ite
abderit, husit, israelit, jesuit, konvertit, kosmopolit, levit, malmöit, metropolit, muskovit, samarit, shiit, stachanovit, sunnit
Derived terms
sv
References
saol shiit
Anagrams
sv it Ti
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /ɪt/
Suffix
cy suffix
cy literary verb suffix for the second-person singular imperfect/conditional
Usage notes
-ir is unusual in that although it contains the vowel i, it does not cause i-affection of internal vowels, for example, cy canu to sing canit you were singing, you would sing.
Derived terms
cy