-ities

Latin

Etymology

Blend of -itia +‎ -iēs.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ti.eːs/, [ˈɪt̪ieːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈit.t͡si.es/, [ˈit̪ː͡s̪ies]

Suffix

-itiēs f (genitive -itiēī); fifth declension

Alternative form of -iēs

Declension

Fifth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	-itiēs	-itiēs
Genitive	-itiēī	-itiērum
Dative	-itiēī	-itiēbus
Accusative	-itiem	-itiēs
Ablative	-itiē	-itiēbus
Vocative	-itiēs	-itiēs

Note: plural forms are mostly unattested in Classical Latin for words formed with this suffix.

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ities

Descendants

Inherited:
- Old Galician-Portuguese: -ece, -ice
  - Portuguese: -ice
- Romanian: -ețe
- Sicilian: -izzi
- Spanish: -ez
  - → Portuguese: -ez
Borrowed:
- → Portuguese: -icie
- → Romanian: -iție
- → Spanish: -icie

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.

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