-et-

Borrowed from French -et, -ette and Italian -etto, -etta, ultimately from Latin -ittus.

• IPA^(key): /-et-/

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• Rhymes: -et-
• Syllabification: -et-

-et-

1. denotes diminution of degree

   ‎domo (“house”) + ‎-et- → ‎dometo (“cottage”)

   ‎urbo (“city”) + ‎-et- → ‎urbeto (“town”)

   ‎tranĉilo (“knife”) + ‎-et- → ‎tranĉileto (“penknife”)

   ‎plugilo (“plough”) + ‎-et- → ‎plugileto (“spade”)

   ‎globo (“ball”) + ‎-et- → ‎globeto (“marble”)

Unlike most Esperanto affixes, -et- does not affect the part of speech of the root.

• Wennergren, Bertilo (1997-present), “38.2.15. ET”, in Plena Manlibro de Esperanta Gramatiko‎^[1]
• Kalocsay; Waringhien (1985), “ETA”, in Plena Analiza Gramatiko‎^[2], →ISBN, page 501

From Esperanto -et-, from French -et/-ette, Italian -etto/-etta, Spanish -ito/-ita, from Latin -ittus.

-et-

1. suffix forming a diminutive or indicating a smaller degree or qualitative change; also used as an affectionate diminutive

   ‎sigaro (“cigar”) + ‎-et- → ‎sigareto (“cigarette”)

   ‎dormar (“to sleep”) + ‎-et- → ‎dormetar (“to doze”)

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