-itis
English
Etymology
From New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”). This is the feminine form of adjectival suffix -ίτης (-ítēs). The English suffix derives from the feminine form due to its use with the feminine noun νόσος (nósos, “disease”), particularly with ἀρθρῖτις (νόσος) (arthrîtis (nósos), “disease of the joints”) (one of the earliest English borrowings from which the suffix was extracted and abstracted).[1] Humorous sense by generalization.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ˈaɪtɪs/
Audio (RP) (file)
Suffix
-itis (usually uncountable, plural sometimes -itides or rarely -itises)
- (pathology) Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
- (humorous) Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases.
- What to Do About Senioritis: Make Your Senior Year Count, College Board. Accessed April 4, 2008.[2]
Usage notes
While most of the derived terms theoretically have plurals in -itides (from the Ancient Greek -ῑ́τῐδες (-ī́tides), plural of -ῖτῐς (-îtis)), -itises (the regularized English plural), or both, these forms are rarely used, as the derived terms are mass nouns, so their plurals are called for only when referring to types. For example, hepatitides or hepatitises as "types of hepatitis" have some currency in the medical literature, but most other such plurals do not. There is a tendency in formal writing to prefer the classical suffix (when a plural is invoked at all); a typical example is that for the plural of arthritis referring to various types of arthritis, only arthritides is standard.
Derived terms
- adenitis (inflammation of the adenoids)
- adnexitis
- alveolitis (inflammation of the alveoli)
- angiitis
- apocrinitis
- appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix)
- arthritis
- balanitis
- blepharitis (inflammation of the eye)
- bronchiolitis
- bronchitis
- bronchoalveolitis
- bronchopneumonitis
- bursitis
- cellulitis
- cholangitis
- cholecystitis
- colitis
- conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctiva)
- cystitis
- dermatitis (inflammation of the skin)
- diverticulitis
- encephalitis
- endocarditis
- endocervicitis
- enteritis
- enterocolitis
- epicondylitis
- epididymitis
- esophagitis
- fibrositis
- folliculitis
- gastritis
- gastroenteritis
- gingivitis
- glomerulonephritis
- glossitis
- hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)
- ileitis
- iridocyclitis
- iritis
- keratitis
- keratoconjunctivitis
- laryngitis
- leptomeningitis
- lymphangitis (inflammation of the lymph glands)
- mastitis
- mastoiditis
- meningitis
- myocarditis
- myositis
- nephritis
- neuritis
- neurodermatitis
- odontobothritis
- oesophagitis
- oophoritis
- orchitis
- osteoarthritis
- osteomyelitis
- otitis
- pachymeningitis
- pancreatitis
- panniculitis
- papillitis
- parotiditis
- parotitis
- pelvitis
- periarthritis
- pericarditis
- peritonitis
- pharyngitis
- phlebitis
- plantar fasciitis
- poliomyelitis
- polyarthritis
- polyneuritis
- proctitis
- prostatitis
- pyelitis
- pyelonephritis
- retinitis
- rhinitis
- rhinopharyngitis
- salpingitis
- sinusitis
- spondylitis
- stomatitis
- synovitis
- tendinitis
- tenosynovitis
- thrombophlebitis
- thyroiditis
- tonsillitis
- tracheitis
- urethritis
- uveitis
- vaginitis
- vasculitis
- vulvovaginitis
- computeritis
- egoitis
- featuritis
- imaginitis
- meetingitis
- Mondayitis
- Oblomovitis
- senioritis
- sequelitis
- teleportitis
Descendants
- itis
Translations
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References
- -itis. Dictionary.com.
- “What to Do About Senioritis: Make Your Senior Year Count”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 26 November 2018, archived from the original on 2009-03-01
Further reading
- English dictionary of medical terms
Anagrams
- IIST, IITs, SITI, is it
Catalan
Etymology
From New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis).
Suffix
-itis f (plural -itis)
- (pathology) -itis
Derived terms
Further reading
- “-itis” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “-itis”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “-itis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) Audio (file)
Suffix
-itis
- -itis
Derived terms
Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from English -itis, French -itis, Italian -ite, Portuguese -ite/Spanish -itis, Russian -ит (-it), all ultimately from New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈitis/
Suffix
-itis
- forms nouns from nouns, denoting an inflammitory disease; -itis
- appendice (“appendix”) + -itis → appendicitis (“appendicitis”)
- esophago (“oesophagus”) + -itis → esophagitis (“oesophagitis”)
- larynge (“larynx”) + -itis → laryngitis (“laryngitis”)
Derived terms
References
- Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.tis/, [ˈiːt̪ɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.tis/, [ˈiːt̪is]
Suffix
-ītis f (genitive -ītidis); third declension
- (New Latin, pathology) -itis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ītis | -ītidēs |
| Genitive | -ītidis | -ītidum |
| Dative | -ītidī | -ītidibus |
| Accusative | -ītidem | -ītidēs |
| Ablative | -ītide | -ītidibus |
| Vocative | -ītis | -ītidēs |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See -ītēs.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.tiːs/, [ˈiːt̪iːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.tis/, [ˈiːt̪is]
Suffix
-ītīs
- dative/ablative plural of -ītēs
Spanish
Etymology
From New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”).
Suffix
-itis f (plural -itis)
- (pathology) -itis (suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection)
- (humorous) -itis (used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “-itis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014