-ites
See also: ITEs
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin -ītēs, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).
Suffix
[edit]-ites
- (taxonomy) Used to form taxonomic names.
Derived terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). Adopted in Latin as part of Greek loanwords, as -ītēs, often also as -īta. Often in Biblical tribal names. Thus either Levītēs or Levīta, plural in -ītae. In medieval Latin of religious groups, such as Marcionītae, Ebiōnītae, Monophysītae, etc.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈiː.teːs/, [ˈiːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.tes/, [ˈiːt̪es]
Suffix
[edit]-ītēs
- adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -ītēs | -ītae |
| genitive | -ītae | -ītārum |
| dative | -ītae | -ītīs |
| accusative | -ītēn | -ītās |
| ablative | -ītē | -ītīs |
| vocative | -ītē | -ītae |