-ites

ITEs Translingual Etymology From mul la -ītēs, from mul grc -ῑ́της. Suffix mul suffix mul taxonomy Used to form taxonomic names, normally masculine. Derived terms mul English Etymology 1 From en -ite s regular plural regular plural suffix. Pronunciation en /-aɪts/ Suffix en suffix form en -ite Etymology 2 Analoguous to words such as en thesis (whose plural is en theses). Pronunciation en /-ˈaɪtiːz/ Suffix en suffix form en rare en -itis en conjunctivitis → en conjunctivitises en appendicitis → en appendicites en urethritis → en urethrites Latin Alternative forms la -īta Etymology la nom :bor grc:-ῑ́της + Adopted in Latin as part of Greek loanwords, as -ītēs, often also as la -īta. Often in Biblical tribal names. Thus either la Levītēs or la Levīta, plural in la -ītae. In medieval Latin of religious groups, such as Marcionītae, Ebiōnītae, Monophysītae, etc. Pronunciation -ītēs Suffix -ītēs<1> m adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to" Declension -ītēs<1> Derived terms la Descendants 1 en -ite<id:noun> fr -ite 1 de -it Portuguese Suffix pt suffix form pt -ite