-ité

Appendix:Variations of "ite" French Etymology fr :inh frm:-ité fr frm -ité. Compare the inherited fr -té from the same source. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï--ité.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>) Suffix f fr -té, giving a quality or characteristic of an adjective; -ity Usage notes fr -ité does not generally attach to adjectives ending in fr -ais (e.g. fr mauvais, fr français, fr japonais). Instead, the corresponding noun is typically formed with fr -eté (e.g. fr mauvaiseté, fr françaiseté), or, when the adjective is demonymic, fr -ité may be attached to the underlying toponym rather than to the adjective (e.g. fr francité, fr japonité). Derived terms fr Middle French Etymology frm :inh fro:-ité From frm fro ité. Suffix frm suffix -ity Descendants fr ité Old French Etymology fro :lbor la:-itās<alt:-itātem> fro la -itās -itātem. Suffix fro suffix -ity Descendants frm -ité