"-ites" meaning in Latin

See -ites in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /iː.teːs/ [Classical-Latin], [iːt̪eːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /i.tes/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [it̪es] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|-ῑ́της}} Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|-ītēs<1>}} Forms: -ītēs [canonical, masculine], -ītae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], -ītēs [nominative, singular], -ītae [nominative, plural], -ītae [genitive, singular], -ītārum [genitive, plural], -ītae [dative, singular], -ītīs [dative, plural], -ītēn [accusative, singular], -ītās [accusative, plural], -ītē [ablative, singular], -ītīs [ablative, plural], -ītē [singular, vocative], -ītae [plural, vocative]
  1. adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to" Tags: declension-1, morpheme
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-ite"
          },
          "expansion": "English: -ite",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: -ite"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "-ite"
          },
          "expansion": "French: -ite",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: -ite"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "-it"
          },
          "expansion": "German: -it",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: -it"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-ῑ́της"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). Adopted in Latin as part of Greek loanwords, as -ītēs, often also as -īta.\nOften in Biblical tribal names. Thus either Levītēs or Levīta, plural in -ītae.\nIn medieval Latin of religious groups, such as Marcionītae, Ebiōnītae, Monophysītae, etc.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ītēs",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ītēs<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine suffixes in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as \"those belonging to\""
      ],
      "id": "en--ites-la-suffix-0p8tPREO",
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iː.teːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iːt̪eːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.tes/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[it̪es]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ites"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "-ite"
          },
          "expansion": "English: -ite",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: -ite"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "-ite"
          },
          "expansion": "French: -ite",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: -ite"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "-it"
          },
          "expansion": "German: -it",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: -it"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-ῑ́της"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). Adopted in Latin as part of Greek loanwords, as -ītēs, often also as -īta.\nOften in Biblical tribal names. Thus either Levītēs or Levīta, plural in -ītae.\nIn medieval Latin of religious groups, such as Marcionītae, Ebiōnītae, Monophysītae, etc.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ītēs",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ītae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-ītēs<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin first declension suffixes",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine suffixes",
        "Latin masculine suffixes in the first declension",
        "Latin noun-forming suffixes",
        "Latin suffixes",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as \"those belonging to\""
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iː.teːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[iːt̪eːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.tes/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[it̪es]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ites"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -ites meaning in Latin (3.0kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Latin dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-02 using wiktextract (32c88e6 and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.