-iter

See also: iter and iter.

German

Etymology 1

Double suffix from -it + -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiːtər/, [ˈiː.tɐ] (stressed)

Suffix

-iter

-ite, -an, -er; suffix for members of groups, especially Biblical peoples

Derived terms

Amalekiter
Ammoniter
Angeliter
Edomiter
Jakobiter
Johanniter
Moabiter

Etymology 2

From Latin -(i)ter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /itər/, [i.tɐ], [ɪ.tɐ] (unstressed)

Suffix

-iter

an unproductive ending of Latin-derived adverbs (all restricted to learned parlance and most often in the form -aliter)

Derived terms

adverbialiter
conditionaliter
generaliter
idealiter
impersonaliter
obiter
percentualiter
pronominaliter
realiter
simpliciter
specialiter
totaliter

Latin

Etymology

See -ter.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪ.tɛr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [i.t̪er] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-iter (comparative -ius, superlative -issimē)

alternative form of -ter: -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.

Synonyms

(-ly): -ē, -er, -ō

See also

Latin terms suffixed with -ter