-itās
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/, [ɪt̪äːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.tas/, [it̪äs] (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix
-itās f (genitive -itātis); third declension
- 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 noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -itās | -itātēs |
| Genitive | -itātis | -itātum |
| Dative | -itātī | -itātibus |
| Accusative | -itātem | -itātēs |
| Ablative | -itāte | -itātibus |
| Vocative | -itās | -itātēs |