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Meaning of -iță | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
ˈi.t͡sə

Definitions

  1. Forms diminutives of some feminine nouns
    feminine, morpheme
  2. Used to make feminine forms of some masculine nouns, e.g. professions; -ess
    feminine, morpheme

Equivalents

العربية ـَة
বাংলা -আ -ইনী -ঈ -নী
Català -itis
Čeština -itida
Cymraeg -es
Dansk -inde
Ελληνικά -ισσα
English -ess -itis -y
Esperanto -ino -ito
Español -itis
Suomi -iitti -tar
Français -e -esse -euse -ité
Gaeilge -íteas ban-
עברית ־ה ־ית
हिन्दी -नी
Magyar -ne
Italiano -essa -ite
日本語 -炎
한국어 -염
Kurdî -a -în -inde -ino -it -ka
Latina -issa -itis -trix
Bahasa Melayu radang
မြန်မာဘာသာ
Nederlands -esse -in -itis
Polski -ka -owa
Português -a -esa -ite
Română -easă
Shqip -éshë
Svenska -inna -it -ska
Українська -еса

Examples

“fată (“girl”) + -iță → fetiță (“little girl”)”
“capră (“goat”) + -iță → căpriță (“little goat”)”
“doctor (“doctor”) + -iță → doctoriță (“female doctor”), actor (“actor”) + -iță → actriță (“actress”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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