Latin

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Etymology

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Blend of -itia +‎ -iēs.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-itiēs f (genitive -itiēī); fifth declension

  1. Alternative form of -iēs

Declension

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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

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Descendants

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

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.