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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lite"
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Representing Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-lite
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]forms names of rocks or minerals
Further reading
[edit]- “-lite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Suffix
[edit]-lite
Usage notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]-lite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana