n. A suffix, of Greek origin, indicating country or nativity. It occurs in Cypriote, Candiote, Epirote, Suliote, etc. It occurs also as -ot, as in Cypriot, Epirot, etc., and in patriot.
Word Usage
"It's one case where - ote/ota has a decidedly negative connotation and changes the meaning of the root word quite significantly."