-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

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-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

acereto

agrumeto

albicoccheto

aranceto

asparageto

bananeto

canneto

cappereto

carciofeto

cardeto

carpineto

carrubeto

castagneto

ceraseto

cerreto

ciliegeto

cipresseto

elceto

faggeto

faveto

felceto

ficheto

fragoleto

frassineto

fruticeto

frutteto

fungheto

gelseto

ghiaieto

ghiareto

ginepreto

ginestreto

giuncheto

lariceto

laureto

lavandeto

lecceto

limoneto

lineto

luppoleto

macchieto

mandorleto

manneto

marroneto

marrucheto

masseto

meleto

mirteto

noccioleto

oliveto

olmeto

ontaneto

orticheto

palmeto

pereto

pescheto

pineto

pioppeto

pistacchieto

plataneto

pometo

pruneto

querceto

roseto

rovereto

saliceto

sasseto

scirpeto

scopeto

sepolcreto

sfagneto

sommaccheto

spineto

sterpeto

stipeto

sughereto

uliveto

vespeto

vincheto

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10