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-itati

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See also: Itati

Latin

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Suffix

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-itātī

  1. dative singular of -itās

Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin -itātem. Reduced to -ità in modern Sicilian via apocope. Compare Sicilian -ituti. Compare cìvita for a different output.

Suffix

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-itati f

  1. used to form abstract nouns that correspond to English words ending in -ity or -ness
    veru (true) + ‎-itati → ‎viritati (truth)
    caru (dear) + ‎-itati → ‎caritati (compassion, charity)
    castu (chaste) + ‎-itati → ‎castitati (chastity)
    vastu (vast) + ‎-itati → ‎vastitati (vastness)
    viluci (quick) + ‎-itati → ‎vilucitati (velocity)

Derived terms

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