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-itude

UK/ɪˌtjuːd/

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British/ɪˌt͡ʃʉwd/

-itude suffix: used to forms nouns of state, condition or quality.

Suffix

-itude

  1. Used to forms nouns of state, condition or quality.
    • apt + -itude → aptitude
    • inept + -itude → ineptitude

Forms of -itude

alternative form-tude

Origin of -itude

Borrowed from Middle French -itude, from Latin -(i)tūdō. By surface analysis, -i- + -tude.

Questions about -itude

What does -itude mean?
-itude means used to forms nouns of state, condition or quality.
What part of speech is -itude?
-itude is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -itude?
-itude is pronounced /ɪˌtjuːd/ (UK).

Words near -itude in the dictionary

  1. -ition
  2. -itious
  3. -itis
  4. -itises
  5. -itol
  6. -itude
  7. -ity
  8. -ium
  9. -iums
  10. -ive
  11. -iz-

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