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-etta
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etta Etta että ettâ etta- -étta
English
Etymology
From en it -etta.
Suffix
en -ette used in forming female given names.
Derived terms
en
Interlingua
Pronunciation
ia /ˈeta/
Suffix
n
ia -etto suffix
Usage notes
As well as indicating females, ia -etta is also used with inanimate nouns ending in -a, such as ia boteca shop, store → ia botechetta small shop.
This suffix is not to be confused with ia -ita inhabitant, adherent.
References
Italian
it :der -etto
Suffix
it suffix form
it -etto
it molla spring molletta molletta clothes peg
it maglia shirt maglietta maglietta T-shirt
it attrice actress attricetta attricetta starlet
Derived terms
it
Anagrams
it aett Teta atte tate teta
Old English
Pronunciation
-etta
Suffix
ang suffix form
ang -et gen pl