-itas

See also: itas and -itás

Indonesian

Etymology

Latin -itās.

Noun

-itas

  1. -ity

Synonyms

Latin

Etymology 1

First from Proto-Italic *-itāts and *-otāts, i.e. -tās added to i-stems or o-stems, later used freely. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /i.taːs/, [ɪ.taːs] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-itās f (genitive -itātis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of -tās
    amārus (“bitter, pungent”) + ‎-itas → ‎amāritās (“bitterness”)
    ūnus (“one”) + ‎-itas → ‎ūnitās (“unity, oneness”)
    cīvis (“citizen”) + ‎-itas → ‎cīvitās (“citizenship”)
    fidēlis (“faithful”) + ‎-itas → ‎fidēlitās (“fidelity, faithfulness”)
    trīni (“three each”) + ‎-itas → ‎trīnitās (“trinity, threeness”)
    vēlōx (“swift, quick”) + ‎-itas → ‎vēlōcitās (“velocity, swiftness”)
Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative -itās -itātēs
genitive -itātis -itātum
dative -itātī -itātibus
accusative -itātem -itātēs
ablative -itāte -itātibus
vocative -itās -itātēs
Synonyms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See -ītēs.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ītās

  1. accusative plural of -ītēs
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