-ita
Portuguese, suffix/ˈi.tɐ/
-ita is spelled I-T-A (3 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,577th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -ita is a Portuguese feminine suffix meaning “-ite (a follower or adherent of a given person or thing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of -ito. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indica a origem de algo”.
What does -ita mean in English?
suffix
- 1
femininemasculine-ite (a follower or adherent of a given person or thing)
- 2
femininemasculine-ite (a descendant of a given historical person)
- 3
femininemasculine-ite (forms the names of natives of a given place, and adjectives referring to the place)
suffix
- 1
feminine-ite (forms the names of rocks and minerals)
suffix
- 1
feminineforms diminutives, especially of feminine nouns
suffix
- 1
femininefeminine singular of -ito
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. embarcação de cabotagem que fazia o percurso pela costa brasileira do norte e o sul do país
suffix: 1. indica a origem de algo
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado de Santa Catarina
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -ita?
- Brazil /ˈi.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈi.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -ita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is -ita in Portuguese?
-ita appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).