English

Alternative forms

• -tude

Suffix

-itude

1. 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, eg, adaptitude, perfectitude.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ityd/

Etymology

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

Suffix

-itude

1. -itude

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -tūdō.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ˈtu.d͡ʒi/

Suffix

-itude f

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

Synonyms

• -idão, -eza, -idade