-itude

English

Alternative forms

-tude

Etymology

From Latin -tūdō (“signifying a noun of state”), via French -itude.

Suffix

-itude

state of

Usage notes

Most words ending in -itude (or -tude) are derived from Latin words ending in -tudo or French words ending in -tude, not by suffixation in Modern English.
Some words have been formed in Modern English, e.g. adaptitude, perfectitude.

Derived terms

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terms derived using -itude

altitude
amplitude
aptitude
attitude
beatitude
certitude
correctitude
decrepitude
definitude
dissimilitude

exactitude
finitude
fortitude
gratitude
habitude
inaptitude
incertitude
ineptitude
inexactitude
infinitude

ingratitude
lassitude
latitude
longitude
magnitude
multitude
negritude
platitude
plenitude
pulchritude

rectitude
senectitude
servitude
similitude
solicitude
solitude
turpitude
vastitude
verisimilitude
vicissitude

Translations

suffix

French: -itude (fr)
Galician: -itude f
German: -tude, -itüde
Italian: -itudine
Latin: -itudo

Polish: -ituda f, -ość (pl) f
Portuguese: -itude f, -idão f
Romanian: -itudine
Spanish: -itud f
Swahili: hali ya class n/n

Anagrams

dutie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -itudo.Cognate to French -tume, which is not borrowed but inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.tyd/

Suffix

-itude

-itude

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -tūdō.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ˈtu.d͡ʒi/

Suffix

-itude f

-itude; -ness (forms abstract nouns, from adjectives, indicating a state or condition)

Synonyms

-idão, -eza, -idade