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-ité

[-iˈte]

suffix

LanguageAfar (Ethiopia)

Meaning
  1. Used to form captative verbs from nouns.
  2. Used to form autobenefactive verbs from other verbs.
  3. A suffix used to change nouns into verbs or to indicate an action performed for oneself.
Examples

Gari-ité.

To make into a language or act related to language.

Pronunciation-iˈte

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a grammatical suffix, not a standalone word.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.