-iter
German
Etymology
Suffix
-iter
- used to form adverbs (not productive; often present in terms derived from Latin)
Examples
- idealiter, percentualiter, prozentualiter
- Derived from Latin: adverbialiter, conditionaliter, generaliter, impersonaliter, konditionaliter, obiter, pronominaliter, realiter, simpliciter, specialiter, totaliter
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps ultimately from the nominative masculine singular of oppositional adjectives in Proto-Indo-European *-teros; perhaps extended from the suffix in prepositions like inter, praeter.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /i.ter/, [ɪt̪ɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.ter/, [it̪er] (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix
-iter (comparative -ius, superlative -issimē)
- -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.
Usage notes
The suffix -iter is usually added to a third-declension adjective stem to form an adverb of manner.
- Examples:
- adverbiāliter (“adverbially”), from adverbiālis (“adverbial”)
- celeriter (“swiftly, immediately”), from celer (“fast, swift”)
- fortiter (“strongly, powerfully”), from fortis (“strong, powerful”)
- nātūrāliter (“naturally”), from nātūrālis (“natural”)
The suffix -iter was sometimes added to a second-declension stem, although -ē and -ō were more commonly used in such situations.
- Examples: