"-ité" meaning in French

See -ité in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /i.te/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï--ité.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: -ités [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French -ité. Compare the inherited -té from the same source. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:inh|frm:-ité}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ité", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="-ité">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-ité|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -ité, {{inh+|fr|frm|-ité}} Inherited from Middle French -ité Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -ité f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ités)
  1. alternative form of -té, giving a quality or characteristic of an adjective; -ity Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, morpheme Alternative form of: -té (extra: ity), giving a quality or characteristic of an adjective (extra: ity)

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -ité meaning in French (2.5kB)

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