-iter

See also: iter and iter.

German

Etymology 1

Double suffix from -it + -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːtər/, [ˈiː.tɐ] (stressed)

Suffix

-iter

1. -ite, -an, -er; suffix for members of groups, especially Biblical peoples

Derived terms

• Amalekiter
• Ammoniter
• Angeliter
• Edomiter
• Jakobiter
• Johanniter
• Moabiter

Etymology 2

From Latin -(i)ter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /itər/, [i.tɐ], [ɪ.tɐ] (unstressed)

Suffix

-iter

1. an unproductive ending of Latin-derived adverbs (all restricted to learned parlance and most often in the form -aliter)

Derived terms

• adverbialiter
• conditionaliter
• generaliter
• idealiter
• impersonaliter
• obiter
• percentualiter
• pronominaliter
• realiter
• simpliciter
• specialiter
• totaliter

Latin

Etymology

See -ter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪ.tɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [i.t̪er] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-iter (comparative -ius, superlative -issimē)

1. Alternative form of -ter: -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.

Synonyms

• (-ly): -ē, -er, -ō

See also

• Latin terms suffixed with -ter