-itate
See also: -itāte
Interlingua edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin -itās. Compare -tate from the same source.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-itate
Usage notes edit
Forms nouns from adjectives and sometimes other nouns. Examples include:
- fraternitate (“brotherhood, fraternity”)
- libertate (“liberty”)
- sexualitate (“sexuality”)
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Suffix edit
-itāte
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-itate f (plural -ități)
Usage notes edit
Forms nouns from adjectives and sometimes other nouns. Examples include:
- fraternitate (“brotherhood, fraternity”)
- libertate (“liberty”)
- sexualitate (“sexuality”)
Declension edit
Declension of -itate