zito

See also: žito

Italian

Etymology

From a Neapolitan or Sicilian zitu form likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”). Doublet of citto, see there for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zi.to/, (traditional) */ˈt͡si.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: zì‧to

Noun

zito m (plural ziti, feminine zita)

  1. (archaic) a bachelor, an unmarried boy or man
    Synonyms: scapolo, (augmentative) scapolone, (colloquial) zitello, (colloquial, augmentative) zitellone
  2. (colloquial, southern Italy) a boyfriend
    Synonyms: fidanzato, ragazzo, (Northern Italy) moroso, (Tuscany) citto
  3. Alternative form of zita (kind of pasta)

Derived terms

References
  1. zita in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Lingala

Adjective

zito

  1. heavy

Swahili

Etymology

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Pronunciation
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Adjective

-zito (declinable)

  1. heavy

Declension
Inflected forms of -zito
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mzito
m-mi class(III/IV) mzito mizito
ji-ma class(V/VI) zito mazito
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kizito vizito
n class(IX/X) nzito nzito
u class(XI) mzito see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pazito
ku class(XVII) kuzito
mu class(XVIII) muzito

Antonyms
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