-itude

English

Alternative forms

-tude

Etymology

From Latin -tūdō (“signifying a noun of state”), via French -itude

Suffix

-itude

state of

Usage notes

Most words ending in "-itude" (or "-tude") are derived from Latin words ending in "-tudo" or French words ending in "-tude", not by suffixation in Modern English.
Some words have been formed in Modern English, eg, adaptitude, perfectitude.

Derived terms

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terms derived using -itude

Translations

suffix

French: -itude (fr)
Galician: -itude f
German: -tude, -itüde
Italian: -itudine
Latin: -itudo

Polish: -ituda f, -ość (pl) f
Portuguese: -itude f, -idão f
Romanian: -itudine
Spanish: -itud f
Swahili: hali ya class n/n

Anagrams

dutie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -itudo. Cognate to French -tume, which is not borrowed but inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.tyd/

Suffix

-itude

-itude

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -tūdō.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ˈtu.d͡ʒi/

Suffix

-itude f

-itude; -ness (forms abstract nouns, from adjectives, indicating a state or condition)

Synonyms

-idão, -eza, -idade

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