what does the prefix ito mean?

Question

what does "ito" mean?

Answer 1

It's called a 'diminutive'. The most common Spanish diminutive suffixes are -ito and -cito along with their feminine equivalents, -ita and -cita. Theoretically they can be added to almost any noun, and they are sometimes used with adjectives and adverbs as well. I don't know what the rules are as to which suffix is used; the tendency is that words ending in -a, -o or -te form the diminutive by dropping the final vowel and adding -ito or -ita, while -cito or -ecito is added to other words.

Answer 2

do you mean the suffix? ito on the end of a word simply makes it mean small. perro (dog) perrito (little dog)

yes sorry that is what i meant! thank you very much! - ali123, Oct 21, 2009

Answer 3

It's a suffix and it usually means "smaller". Chiquito, Hijito, burrito.