-itas

-it-as lat.

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 Latin) IPA^(key): /i.taːs/, [ɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.tas/, [it̪äs] (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 noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-itās	-itātēs
Genitive	-itātis	-itātum
Dative	-itātī	-itātibus
Accusative	-itātem	-itātēs
Ablative	-itāte	-itātibus
Vocative	-itās	-itātēs

Synonyms

• (-ness, -ity): -ia, -itia, -itiēs

Etymology 2

See -ītēs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.taːs/, [ˈiːt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.tas/, [ˈiːt̪äs]

Suffix

-ītās

1. accusative plural of -ītēs