-ities

Latin

Etymology

Blend of -itia +‎ -iēs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ti.eːs/, [ˈɪt̪ieːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈit.t͡si.es/, [ˈit̪ː͡s̪ies]

Suffix

-itiēs f (genitive -itiēī); fifth declension

1. Alternative form of -iēs

Declension

Fifth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-itiēs	-itiēs
Genitive	-itiēī	-itiērum
Dative	-itiēī	-itiēbus
Accusative	-itiem	-itiēs
Ablative	-itiē	-itiēbus
Vocative	-itiēs	-itiēs

• Note: plural forms are mostly unattested in Classical Latin for words formed with this suffix.

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ities

Descendants

• Inherited:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: -ece, -ice
    • Portuguese: -ice
  • Romanian: -ețe
  • Sicilian: -izzi
  • Spanish: -ez
    • → Portuguese: -ez
• Borrowed:
  • → Portuguese: -icie
  • → Romanian: -iție
  • → Spanish: -icie

References

• 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.