-itia

Latin Alternative forms la -itiēs Etymology la :der -ia<id:abstract noun> -ness An extended form of la -ia.301 There is perhaps evidence for a similar suffix in xum 𐌊𐌅𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌄𐌕𐌉𐌄 and xum 𐌖𐌇𐌕𐌓𐌄𐌕𐌉𐌄.185 Pronunciation 1 Suffix -itia<1> -ness, -ity; Used to form nouns describing the condition of being something. Usage notes The suffix -itia is added to an adjective (or rarely a noun) to form an abstract first declension noun describing the condition of being something. Examples: la dūrus hard dūritia hardness la laetus happy laetitia happiness la trīstis sad trīstitia sadness Declension -itia<1> Synonyms -ness, -ity la -ia, la -itās Derived terms la -itiēs la Descendants Insular Romance: sc -itta Balkano-Romance: rup -eatsã ro -eață Italo-Dalmatian: it -ezza eo -eco 1 scn -izza vec -esa -eça Rhaeto-Romance: lld -eza -ëza fur -ece Gallo-Italic: pms -ëssa Northern Gallo-Romance: fro -esce Southern Gallo-Romance: ca -esa pro -eza -esa oc-gas -esa oc -esa Ibero-Romance: ast -eza roa-opt -eza gl -eza pt -eza es -eza Borrowings: ast -icia 1 ca -ícia 1 fur -izie 1 gl -icia 1 it -izia 1 lld -izia 1 oc -ícia 1 fro -ise 1 indirectly fr -ise see etymology enm -ise -ice 1 en -ise -ice pt -ícia 1 scn -ìzzia 1 es -icia 1 vec -isia -içia 1 cel-bry-pro *-ɨd 1 wlm -yt References Malkiel, Yakov. 1983. Alternatives to the classic dichotomy family tree/wave theory? The Romance evidence. In Rauch, Irmengard & Carr, Gerald F. (eds.), Language Change, 192–256. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. §4. Priberam Informática S.A (accessed 2023-06-12), “eza”, in Dicionário Priberam (in pt-br)