-itia

== Latin == === Alternative forms === -itiēs === Etymology === An extended form of -ia. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.ti.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [it.t͡si.a] === Suffix === -itia f (genitive -itiae); first declension -ness, -ity; Used to form nouns describing the condition of being something. ==== Usage notes ==== The suffix -itia is added to an adjective (or rarely a noun) to form an abstract first declension noun describing the condition of being something. Examples: ‎dūrus (“hard”) + ‎-itia → ‎dūritia (“hardness”) ‎laetus (“happy”) + ‎-itia → ‎laetitia (“happiness”) ‎trīstis (“sad”) + ‎-itia → ‎trīstitia (“sadness”) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== (-ness, -ity): -ia, -itās ==== Derived terms ==== -itiēs ==== Descendants ==== === References === Malkiel, Yakov. 1983. Alternatives to the classic dichotomy family tree/wave theory? The Romance evidence. In Rauch, Irmengard & Carr, Gerald F. (eds.), Language Change, 192–256. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. §4. Priberam Informática S.A (accessed 2023-06-12), “eza”, in Dicionário Priberam (in pt-br)