-itate

Borrowed from Latin -itās. Compare -tate from the same source.

• IPA^(key): [iˈta.te]

-itate

1. alternative form of -tate, giving a quality or characteristic of an adjective; -ity

Forms nouns from adjectives and sometimes other nouns. Examples include:

• fraternitate (“brotherhood, fraternity”)
• libertate (“liberty”)
• sexualitate (“sexuality”)

-itāte

1. ablative singular of -itās

• -tate, -ătate

Borrowed from Latin -itātem. This particular form of the suffix is used in neologisms, and based on French -ité. The inherited form -ătate is found in older words.

• IPA^(key): [iˈta.te]

-itate f (plural -ități)

1. -ity

Forms nouns from adjectives and sometimes other nouns. Examples include:

• fraternitate (“brotherhood, fraternity”)
• libertate (“liberty”)
• sexualitate (“sexuality”)