-ter

Alternative formsEdit

• -iter

EtymologyEdit

Compare iter (“way”).

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /-.ter/

SuffixEdit

-ter (comparative -tius, superlative -tissimē)

1. -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.

Usage notesEdit

The suffix -ter is usually added to a third-declension adjective or participle stem to form an adverb of manner.

Examples:

prudenter (“intelligently, wisely”), from prudēns (“knowing, experienced”)

dissimulanter (“dissemblingly, secretly”), from dissimulāns, present active participle of dissimulō (“dissemble, conceal”)

SynonymsEdit

• (-ly): -ē, -er, -ō

See alsoEdit

• Latin words suffixed with -ter