-ittus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ittus (feminine -itta, neuter -ittum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. diminutive suffix, used to create nouns

Usage notes

Attested in the female form in proper nouns of the Imperial period.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -ittus -itta -ittum -ittī -ittae -itta
genitive -ittī -ittae -ittī -ittōrum -ittārum -ittōrum
dative -ittō -ittae -ittō -ittīs
accusative -ittum -ittam -ittum -ittōs -ittās -itta
ablative -ittō -ittā -ittō -ittīs
vocative -itte -itta -ittum -ittī -ittae -itta

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: -etto, -etta
    • Neapolitan: -itto, -etta
    • Sicilian: -ittu, -itta
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance: