-týs

-tūs lat. —Nwf. -tus

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts (abstract-noun forming suffix). Compare Proto-Celtic *-tūss, Gothic -𐌳𐌿𐌸𐍃 (-dūþs). See -tās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tuːs/, [t̪uːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tus/, [t̪us]

Suffix

-tūs f (genitive -tūtis); third declension

1. Forms collective/abstract nouns from adjectives or other nouns.

   iuvenis (“young, a young man”) → iuventūs (“the young, young men collectively; the period or qualities of youthful manhood, youth”)

   senex (“an old man”) → senectūs (“old men collectively; the period or condition of old age”)

Usage notes

Same as for the participle suffix.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-tūs	-tūtēs
Genitive	-tūtis	-tūtum
Dative	-tūtī	-tūtibus
Accusative	-tūtem	-tūtēs
Ablative	-tūte	-tūtibus
Vocative	-tūs	-tūtēs