-ettasuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian -etta.

Etymology: < Italian -etta -et suffix¹.The Italian diminutive suffix -etta is found in borrowings and adaptations from the late 16th cent. onwards, e.g. biretta n., brownetta n. Formations within English in sense 1 are found from at least the end of the 18th cent. (compare Princetta n.); compare similar formations in -ette suffix. Formations in sense 2 are found in the 19th cent., after operetta n., burletta n., etc.

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1. Forming nouns denoting types of fabric, as Princetta n., satinetta n.

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2. Forming nouns denoting a short or slight theatrical production (of a type specified by the first element), as farcetta n., tragedietta n.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	-etta
释义	-ettasuffix Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian -etta. Etymology: < Italian -etta -et suffix¹.The Italian diminutive suffix -etta is found in borrowings and adaptations from the late 16th cent. onwards, e.g. biretta n., brownetta n. Formations within English in sense 1 are found from at least the end of the 18th cent. (compare Princetta n.); compare similar formations in -ette suffix. Formations in sense 2 are found in the 19th cent., after operetta n., burletta n., etc. Categories » 1. Forming nouns denoting types of fabric, as Princetta n., satinetta n. Categories » 2. Forming nouns denoting a short or slight theatrical production (of a type specified by the first element), as farcetta n., tragedietta n. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < suffix
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