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Appendix:Variations of "cita"
Italian
Alternative forms
it -cito
Etymology
it la cyta, from it grc κύτος.
Suffix
it suffix m plural -citi
cell (equivalent of the English: -cyte)
Derived terms
it
Anagrams
it acit taci
Spanish
Etymology
es -ita<id:diminutive> + 1
Pronunciation
Suffix
f +es diminutive suffixes
es -ita; es -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 unstressed -a, and does not delete the final vowel (contrast with es -ita, which is added in place of a vowel that does get deleted).
Derived terms
es
Further reading
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