-ote

From Ancient Greek -ωτά (-ōtá), neuter plural of -ωτός (-ōtós), verbal adjective from the stem of -όω (-óō, denominal verb suffix). Related to translingual -ota.

-ote

1. (biology) Having or equipped with a certain feature or structure.

   ‎amnion + ‎-ote → ‎amniote

Often equivalent to -ate for Ancient Greek bases. It is also often used for members of genera formed with translingual -ota.

• -oma
• -ome
• -osis
• -ota
• -otic

• IPA^(key): /ɔt/

-ote f (masculine -ot)

1. female equivalent of -ot

• IPA^(key): /ˈote/
• Rhymes: -ote
• Hyphenation: ot‧e

-ote

1. future adverbial passive participle of -i

• IPA^(key): /ɔt/

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-ote m or f

1. suffix indicating provenance

   ‎Caire + ‎-ote → ‎cairote, Cairote

   ‎Homs + ‎-ote → ‎homsiote, Homsiote

   ‎Tokyo + ‎-ote → ‎tokyote, Tokyote

-ote f

1. female equivalent of -ot

Borrowed from Catalan -ot, from Latin -ottus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈote/ [ˈo.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: -o‧te

-ote m (noun-forming suffix, plural -otes, feminine -ota, feminine plural -otas)

1. forms augmentatives, i.e. words expressing greatness or size
2. forms pejoratives, i.e. words emphasizing contempt for a subject
3. forms demonyms

• -azo
• -ón

• “-ote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024