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-ität

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See also: -itat and -itât

German

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Etymology

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Ultimately borrowed from Latin -itās.

Compare Dutch -iteit, English -ity.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “origin of the umlaut? Maybe influenced by (Old) French?”)

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ität f

  1. -ity

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Norwegian Bokmål: -itet
  • Polish: -itet