Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ite

/-aɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
-ite
IPA
/-aɪt/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.

Derogatory

suffix

Used to form nouns denoting descendants of a specified historical person, especially a biblical figure.

suffix

Used to form demonyms.

Indian usage; American usage

suffix

Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.

suffix

Used to form nouns denoting fossil organisms.

suffix

Used to form nouns denoting segments or components of the body or an organ of the body.

suffix

Used to form nouns denoting the product of a specified process or a commercially manufactured product.

suffix

Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite From French -ite, from Old French, from Latin -ītēs, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -ite, -, -ītēs, -ῑ́της

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /-aɪt/
  • British English: /-aɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

-ites (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce -ite?
The recorded pronunciation is /-aɪt/.
What does -ite mean?
Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.
Where does -ite come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce -ite

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