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Etymology

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    An extended form of -ia. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -itia f (genitive -itiae); first declension

    1. -ness, -ity; Used to form nouns describing the condition of being something.

    Usage notes

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    The 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:
    dūrus (hard) + ‎-itia → ‎dūritia (hardness)
    laetus (happy) + ‎-itia → ‎laetitia (happiness)
    trīstis (sad) + ‎-itia → ‎trīstitia (sadness)

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative -itia -itiae
    genitive -itiae -itiārum
    dative -itiae -itiīs
    accusative -itiam -itiās
    ablative -itiā -itiīs
    vocative -itia -itiae

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    References

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    • 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)