"-itis" meaning in Spanish

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈitis/, [ˈi.t̪is] Forms: -itis [plural]
Rhymes: -itis Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin -ītis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|es|:lbor|la-new:-ītis}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "pertaining to", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "demonym", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-της", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῑ́της", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῖτις", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "-ītis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-itis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="-itis">, {{lbor|es|la-new|-ītis}} Learned borrowing from New Latin -ītis, {{der|es|grc|-ῖτις||pertaining to}} Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”), {{etymon|es|:lbor|la-new:-ītis}} Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} -itis f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itis)
  1. (pathology) -itis (denotes diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection) Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--itis-es-suffix--1O-6KL3 Categories (other): Pathology, Spanish entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 59 41 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 56 44 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (humorous) -itis (forms the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases) Tags: feminine, humorous, morpheme
    Sense id: en--itis-es-suffix-kKGq2tc~
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