-ité
See also: ite, ITE, ʻite, -ite, and -īte
French
Etymology
Borrowed from the Latin suffix -itātem, accusative of -itās. Compare the inherited -té from the same source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.te/
Suffix
-ité
- variant of -té, giving a quality or characteristic of an adjective; -ity
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-it%C3%A9' title='Category:French words suffixed with -ité'>French words suffixed with -ité</a>
Middle French
Suffix
-ité
- -ity
Old French
Suffix
-ité
- -ity