-itia
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAn extended form of -ia. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈi.ti.a/, [ˈɪt̪iä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈit.t͡si.a/, [ˈit̪ː͡s̪iä]
Suffix
edit-itia f (genitive -itiae); first declension
Usage notes
editThe suffix -itia is added to an adjective (or rarely a noun) to form an abstract first declension noun describing the condition of being something.
- Examples:
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | -itia | -itiae |
genitive | -itiae | -itiārum |
dative | -itiae | -itiīs |
accusative | -itiam | -itiās |
ablative | -itiā | -itiīs |
vocative | -itia | -itiae |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: -itta
- Borrowings:
References
edit- Malkiel, Yakov. 1983. Alternatives to the classic dichotomy family tree/wave theory? The Romance evidence. In Rauch, Irmengard & Carr, Gerald F. (eds.), Language Change, 192–256. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. §4.
- Priberam Informática S.A (accessed 2023-06-12), “eza”, in Dicionário Priberam (in pt-br)