-lite

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lite"

English

Alternative forms

-lith

Etymology

Representing Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Particularly: “via French?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-ˌlaɪt/

Suffix

-lite

Used to form the names of rocks and minerals.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -lite

ferrocarpholite

fluornatromicrolite

hydrohetaerolite

hydroxykenomicrolite

ichthyodorulite

magnesiocarpholite

magnesiostaurolite

orthopinakiolite

parabariomicrolite

widgiemoolthalite

Related terms

-litic

Translations

forms names of rocks or minerals

Chinese:
Mandarin: 石 (zh)
Czech: -lit
Finnish: -liitti
German: -lith (de)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} -lit f
Italian: -lite
Polish: -lit (pl) m
Spanish: -lita f

Further reading

William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “-lite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

IELT, Tiel, teil, tiel, tile

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Suffix

-lite

-lite
-lith
Synonym: -lito

Usage notes

In feminine nouns created with this suffix, stress always falls on the penultimate syllable, whereas in masculine nouns stress can also fall on the antepenultimate.

Derived terms

Further reading

-lite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

teli

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