-itate
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See also: -itāte
Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -itās. Compare -tate from the same source.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-itate
Usage notes
Forms nouns from adjectives and sometimes other nouns. Examples include:
- fraternitate (“brotherhood, fraternity”)
- libertate (“liberty”)
- sexualitate (“sexuality”)
Derived terms
Latin
Suffix
-itāte
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -itātem. This particular form of the suffix is used in neologisms, and based on French -ité. The inherited form -ătate is found in older words.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-itate f (plural -ități)
Usage notes
Forms nouns from adjectives and sometimes other nouns. Examples include:
- fraternitate (“brotherhood, fraternity”)
- libertate (“liberty”)
- sexualitate (“sexuality”)
Declension
Derived terms
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