-tudo
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *-tu- + *-d- + *-h₃onh₂-. Compare Ancient Greek -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē) and -δών (-dṓn). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Origin of -d-?”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtuː.doː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪uː.d̪o]
Suffix
edit-tūdō f (genitive -tūdinis); third declension
- -itude, -ness; used to form abstract nouns indicating a condition or state.
Usage notes
edit- The suffix -tūdō is added to an adjective to form an abstract third declension feminine noun indicating a condition or state.
- Examples:
- The related suffix -dō also forms abstract nouns of state, but is added to verb or participle stems. The resulting nouns often end in -tūdō as a result of the verb stem interaction with -dō.
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -tūdō | -tūdinēs |
| genitive | -tūdinis | -tūdinum |
| dative | -tūdinī | -tūdinibus |
| accusative | -tūdinem | -tūdinēs |
| ablative | -tūdine | -tūdinibus |
| vocative | -tūdō | -tūdinēs |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Ibero-Romance:
- Borrowings: