-itate
See also: -itāte
InterlinguaEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin -itās. Compare -tate from the same source.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-itate
Usage notesEdit
Forms nouns from adjectives and sometimes other nouns. Examples include:
- fraternitate (“brotherhood, fraternity”)
- libertate (“liberty”)
- sexualitate (“sexuality”)
Derived termsEdit
LatinEdit
SuffixEdit
-itāte
RomanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
(Borrowed) from Latin -itās. This particular form of the suffix is used in neologisms, and based on French -ité. The inherited form -ătate is found in older words.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-itate f (plural -ități)
Usage notesEdit
Forms nouns from adjectives and sometimes other nouns. Examples include:
- fraternitate (“brotherhood, fraternity”)
- libertate (“liberty”)
- sexualitate (“sexuality”)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of -itate