-itude

English

Alternative forms

-tude

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French -itude, from Latin -(i)tūdō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Received Pronunciation) [ˌtjuːd], (Standard Southern British) [ˌt͡ʃʉu̯d]
(General American) IPA^(key): [ˌtu̟d]

Suffix

-itude

state of

Usage notes

An infix -in- is added when a noun ending in -itude is given a suffix, as in rectitude → rectitudinous.

Derived terms

Translations

suffix

French: -itude (fr)
Galician: -itude f
German: -tude, -itüde
Italian: -itudine
Japanese: -さ (ja) (sa), -度 (ja) (do)
Latin: -itudo
Polish: -ituda f, -ość (pl) f, -stwo (pl)
Portuguese: -itude f, -idão f
Romanian: -itudine
Spanish: -itud f
Swahili: hali ya class n/n

Anagrams

dutie

French

Etymology

From Middle French -itude, borrowed from Latin -(i)tūdō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.tyd/

Suffix

-itude f (plural -itudes)

-itude

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -itude

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -tūdinem. Doublet of -idão.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈtu.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈtu.de/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈtu.dɨ/ [iˈtu.ðɨ]

Suffix

-itude f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itudes)

-itude; -ness (forms abstract nouns, from adjectives, indicating a state or condition)
Synonyms: -idão, -eza, -idade