-cyte

Canada, US, New Zealand, UK, Scotland/-ˌsaɪt/Australia/-ˌsɑɪt/India/-ˌsajʈ/

suffix

Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

OriginLatin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  2. Latincyta
  3. English-cyte

From Latin cyta, from Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”). Compare cyte.

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Translations

Catalan -cit
  • -citcell names and classifications
Chinese Mandarin -細胞 /-细胞
  • -細胞 /-细胞 (-xìbāo)cell names and classifications
Czech -cyt
  • -cytcell names and classifications
Finnish -syytti
  • -syytticell names and classifications
French -cyte
  • -cytecell names and classifications
German -zyt, -cyt
  • -zytcell names and classifications
  • -cytcell names and classifications
Greek -κύτταρο
  • -κύτταρο (-kýttaro)cell names and classifications
Hindi -अणु
  • -अणु (-aṇu)cell names and classifications
Hungarian -cita
  • -citacell names and classifications
Irish -cít
  • -cítcell names and classifications
Italian -cito
  • -citocell names and classifications
Japanese -細胞
  • -細胞 (-saibō)cell names and classifications
Polish -cyt
  • -cytcell names and classifications
Portuguese -cito
  • -citocell names and classifications
Spanish -cito
  • -citocell names and classifications
Swedish -cyt
  • -cytcell names and classifications

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

-cyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cyte

MLA

“-cyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-cyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-cyte.

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