-tito
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tito"
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A combination of -tō and -itō.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ti.toː/, [t̪ɪt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ti.to/, [t̪it̪o] (stressed on the antipenult)
Suffix
[edit]-titō (present infinitive -titāre, perfect active -titāvī, supine -titātum); first conjugation
- Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs.
Usage notes
[edit]Many verbs ending in -titō are simply "double frequentatives", formed to already-frequentative verbs in -tō, and are therefore not truly uses of this suffix. However, some verbs exist where the "intermediate" single frequentative is missing, e.g.:
- emō (supine ēmptum) > ēmptitō (but no *ēmptō)
- haereō (supine haesum) > haesitō (but no *haesō)
- scrībō (supine scrīptum) > scrīptitō (but no *scrīptō)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of -titō (first conjugation)
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.