-ίτιδα

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis).

Suffix

-ίτιδα • (-ítida) f

  1. (pathology) -itis, a suffix denoting inflammation of the affixed organ.
    ‎αμφιβληστροειδής (amfivlistroeidís, “retin”) + ‎-ίτιδα (-ítida) → ‎αμφιβληστροειδίτιδα (amfivlistroeidítida, “retinitis”)
    ‎κόλπος (kólpos, “vagina”) + ‎-ίτιδα (-ítida) → ‎κολπίτιδα (kolpítida, “vaginitis”)

Declension

Declension of -ίτιδα
singular
nominative -ίτιδα (-ítida)
genitive -ίτιδας (-ítidas)
accusative -ίτιδα (-ítida)
vocative -ίτιδα (-ítida)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -ίτιδα
αμφιβληστροειδίτιδα
επιπεφυκίτιδα
ιγμορίτιδα
κολπίτιδα
κυτταρίτιδα
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