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-lite
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Appendix:Variations of "lite"
English
Alternative forms
en -lith
Etymology
Representing en grc λίθος stone. en via French?
Pronunciation
en /-ˌlaɪt/
Suffix
Used to form the names of rocks and minerals.
Derived terms
en
Related terms
en -litic
Translations
forms names of rocks or minerals
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 石
Czech: cs -lit
Finnish: fi -liitti
German: de -lith
Irish: ga -lit f
Italian: it -lite
Polish: pl -lit m
Spanish: es -lita f
Further reading
Anagrams
en eilt IELT Tiel teil tiel tile
en Geology
Italian
Etymology
From it grc λίθος stone.
Suffix
it suffix
en -lite
-lith
it -lito
Usage notes
In feminine nouns created with this suffix, stress always falls on the penultimate syllable, whereas in masculine nouns stress can also fall on the antepenultimate.
Derived terms
it -lite
Further reading
lite_res-8b2fe210-0023-11de-9d89-0016357eee51/ -lite
Anagrams
it eilt teli