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-it
-it
See also: Appendix:Variations of "it"
French
Suffix
-it
- Suffix forming the third-person singular present indicative of -ir verbs.
- Suffix forming the third-person singular past historic of -ir verbs.
- Suffix forming the third-person singular past historic of -re verbs.
Manx
Alternative forms
Suffix
-it
- Suffix forming the past participle of verbs.
- -ed, -ized
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Manx_words_suffixed_with_-it'>Manx words suffixed with -it</a>
Northern Sami
Suffix
-it
- Form of the suffix -t used with odd-syllable stems.
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- See Category:Northern Sami adjective comparative forms
Old Irish
Suffix
-it (suffixed pronoun)
Usage notes
This suffix is used only after 1st person singular forms in -(e)a, 1st person plural forms in -mi, and 3rd person plural forms in -(a)it. After 3rd person singular forms, the suffix -i is used.
See also
Old Irish affixed pronouns
See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used.
Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.
| Person | Infixed | Suffixed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A | Class B | Class C | ||
| 1 sing. | m-L | dom-L, dam-L | -um | |
| 2 sing. | t-L | dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L | -ut | |
| 3 sing. m. | a-N | d-N | id-N, did-N, d-N | -i, -it |
| 3 sing. f. | s-(N) | da- | -us | |
| 3 sing. n. | a-L | d-L | id-L, did-L, d-L | -i, -it |
| 1 pl. | n- | don-, dun-, dan- | -unn | |
| 2 pl. | b- | dob-, dub-, dab- | -uib | |
| 3 pl. | s-(N) | da- | -us | |
| L means this form triggers lenition. N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis) (N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others. | ||||
Derived terms
Category Old Irish words suffixed with -it not found
Swedish
Etymology 1
Suffix
-it
- Suffix used to form the supine tense of verbs belonging to the fourth conjugation (strong verbs); see also -t
Usage notes
The suffix is used with the same version of the stem as is the past participle.
Etymology 2
Suffix
-it
- (pathology) Suffix used to form nouns corresponding to diseases characterized by inflammation (similar to -itis in English)
- a (mineral) material with a certain origin or property, similar to English -ite
- a person from a certain place or a faith, similar to English -ite
- abderit, husit, israelit, jesuit, konvertit, kosmopolit, levit, malmöit, metropolit, muskovit, samarit, shiit, stachanovit, sunnit
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Swedish_words_suffixed_with_-it'>Swedish words suffixed with -it</a>
References
- shiit in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)