-ité

See also: ite, ITE, ʻite, -ite, and -īte

French

Etymology

Borrowed from the Latin suffix -itātem, accusative of -itās. Compare the inherited -té from the same source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.te/

Suffix

-ité

  1. variant of -té, giving a quality or characteristic of an adjective; -ity

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-it%C3%A9'>French words suffixed with -ité</a>

Middle French

Suffix

-ité

  1. -ity

Old French

Suffix

-ité

  1. -ity
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