a noun
a noun
"-ite" (in the non-chemical sense) means "one connected with" or "one descended from."
This definition only applies to its use as a suffix (added to the end of a word to form a new word) not simply as a string of letters in words such as site, mite, etc.
Some examples of words that use the -ite suffix:
-Isrealite
-Jacobite
-Luddite
It is often used to refer to adherents to a particular belief or person. One might, for example, call a supporter of Hillary Clinton a "Clintonite."
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A very interesting word in those regards is the word Elite.
El is a semitic word for god.
One should use his own judgment to determine wether the most widespread belief that Elite derives from Latin eligere, "to elect", holds true when it is a fact that most parts of the El-ite does not get elected but is born.
Adding the suffix -ward to a base word creates an adverbmeaning "toward the base word".
She is a surbanite who lives in the big city. "Surbanite" is a noun.
part of something larger
That suffix makes a noun.
a noun
lun
adjective.
yes it is
It ends in -ite
There is no root "ite." There is a root "iter, itineris" meaning a road or pathway: Itinerary, itinerant. There is the root "iter" meaning again: iterate, iteration. There is the suffix "-ite" meaning an inhabitant or an adherant; also "-ite" meaning a salt or acid whose adjectival form ends in -ous.
fa-vor-ite 3 syllables
The root word is favour. By adding the suffix -ite, the word refers to a thing or being which is favoured.
ite added to the end of a word is called a suffix. It creates a noun.
When "-ite" is added to the end of a word, it usually creates a noun. It is commonly used to form names of minerals or chemical compounds.
'Ite' in a text message is a shortened word for alright. As in how are you?:)
The -ite or -ate ending in a polyatomic ion is simply an indication of the amount of oxygen atoms present. The -are ending is used in the base form. If the polyatomic ion has one less oxygen atom than the -ate form, the -ite form applies.
The -ite or -ate ending in a polyatomic ion is simply an indication of the amount of oxygen atoms present. The -are ending is used in the base form. If the polyatomic ion has one less oxygen atom than the -ate form, the -ite form applies.
ite or ate
yes it is
The ending "ide" is added to anion in a binary ionic compound.
ite
It ends in -ite
There is no root "ite." There is a root "iter, itineris" meaning a road or pathway: Itinerary, itinerant. There is the root "iter" meaning again: iterate, iteration. There is the suffix "-ite" meaning an inhabitant or an adherant; also "-ite" meaning a salt or acid whose adjectival form ends in -ous.
Bicarbonate is an anion. Ions ending in -ate, -ite, or -ide are anions.