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== Latin == === Etymology === Blend of -itia +‎ -iēs. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.ti.eːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [it.t͡si.es] === Suffix === -itiēs f (genitive -itiēī); fifth declension alternative form of -iēs ==== Declension ==== Fifth-declension noun. Note: plural forms are mostly unattested in Classical Latin for words formed with this suffix. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== 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.