-eto

See also: eto, ETO, EtO, ēto, e'tö, eto-, and etɔ̃

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -eto, from Latin -ētum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeto/

Suffix

-eto

1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a grove of trees; grove

   ‎pino (“pine”) + ‎-eto → ‎pineto (“pine grove”)

   ‎orangiero (“orange tree”) + ‎-eto → ‎orangiereto (“orange grove”)

Usage notes

• This is not to be confused with homophonous -etto, a diminutive suffix.

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -eto not found

Related terms

• -iero (“tree”)

References

• Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ētum. Cognate to French -aie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.to/
• Rhymes: -eto
• Hyphenation: -é‧to

Suffix

-eto m

1. wood, forest
2. orchard, grove, plantation
3. bed, field, yard

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -eto

See also

• -eta

Anagrams

• teo-

Latin

Suffix

-ētō

1. dative/ablative singular of -ētum

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• -êto (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -etto, from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -ito, -ete, and -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.tu/

• Rhymes: -etu

Suffix

-eto m (noun-forming suffix, plural -etos)

1. diminutive suffix most commonly found in words loaned from Italian; -ette; -let; -et

   Synonyms: -inho, -ito, -im

   ‎livro (“book”) + ‎-eto → ‎livreto (“booklet”)

2. consisting of N elements; the stem is usually an ordinal adapted from Italian, a Latinate prefix or, less commonly, a cardinal; -et

   ‎quarto (“fourth”) + ‎-eto → ‎quarteto (“quartet”)

   ‎nono (“nine”) + ‎-eto → ‎noneto (“nonet”)

3. (inorganic chemistry) -ide (binary compound of a nonmetal)

   sulfeto de zinco ― zinc sulfide

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian -etto, from Late Latin -ittus. Doublet of -ito, -ete, and -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeto/ [ˈe.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: -e‧to

Suffix

-eto m (noun-forming suffix, plural -etos, feminine -eta, feminine plural -etas)

1. forms diminutives of nouns and adjectives; -ette; -let; -et

Further reading

• “-eto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28