italis

== Latin == === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== italīs dative/ablative plural of italus === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adjective ==== Ī̆talis (feminine Ī̆talis); third-declension feminine-only adjective (non-i-stem) (rare) Italic; Italian ===== Usage notes ===== Inherently grammatically feminine, like other words ending in the Greek suffix -ῐς, -ῐδος (-ĭs, -ĭdos) (adapted to Latin -is, -idos/-idis). Used either as an adjective modifying a feminine noun, or by itself in the plural as a noun ("Italian women"). ===== Declension ===== Third-declension feminine-only adjective (non-i-stem). === References === “Italia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “italis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.