ziti
English
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Etymology
From Italian zite or ziti, plural of zita, zito, from a Southern (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), originally denoting a young boy or girl. See also petty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈziːti/, enPR: zēʹtē
- (General American) IPA(key): [ˈziɾi]
- Rhymes: -iːti
Noun
ziti (usually uncountable, plural zitis)
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈt͡si.ti/, */ˈd͡zi.ti/
- Rhymes: -iti
- Hyphenation: zì‧ti
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Serbo-Croatian
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Etymology
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Verb
ziti pf (Cyrillic spelling зити)
Conjugation
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