-tas
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch -teit influenced by Latin -tās
PronunciationEdit
SynonymsEdit
Synonym: ke- -an
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Italic *-tāts, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts, whence also Attic Greek -της (-tēs), Doric Greek -τᾱς (-tās), and Sanskrit -ताति (-tāti). See also -tūs.
SuffixEdit
-tās f (genitive -tātis); third declension
Usage notesEdit
The suffix -tās is added to an adjective (or sometimes a noun) to form an abstract third declension feminine noun indicating a state or condition.
- Examples:
- potis (“able”) + -tas → potestās (“ability”)
- difficilis (“difficult, troublesome”) + -tas → difficultās (“difficulty, trouble”)
- līber (“free”) + -tas → lībertās (“liberty, freedom”)
- aevum (“infinite time”) + -tas → aetās (“lifetime”)
It has two allomorphs:
- -itās
- viduus + -tas → viduitās (“widowhood”)
- magnanimus + -tas → magnanimitās (“magnanimity”)
- alacer + -tas → alacritās (“cheerfulness”)
- -etās
DeclensionEdit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | -tās | -tātēs |
Genitive | -tātis | -tātum |
Dative | -tātī | -tātibus |
Accusative | -tātem | -tātēs |
Ablative | -tāte | -tātibus |
Vocative | -tās | -tātēs |
SynonymsEdit
DescendantsEdit
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Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Italic *-tā, from Proto-Indo-European *-tweh₂.
SuffixEdit
-tās