-tura
Italian
Etymology
Suffix
-tura
Derived terms
See also
Latin
Etymology
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Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtuː.ra/, [ˈt̪uːrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtu.ra/, [ˈt̪uːrä]
Suffix
-tūra f (genitive -tūrae); first declension
Usage notes
The suffix -tūra is added to the supine form of a verb to create a first-declension noun naming the verb's action or the result of that action.
- Examples:
The suffix -tūra resembles the feminine form of (and may be related to) the future active participle ending -tūrus, which describes impending or imminent action (e.g. pictūrus "about to paint"; scrīptūrus "on the point of writing").
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | -tūra | -tūrae |
Genitive | -tūrae | -tūrārum |
Dative | -tūrae | -tūrīs |
Accusative | -tūram | -tūrās |
Ablative | -tūrā | -tūrīs |
Vocative | -tūra | -tūrae |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Categories:
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
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- Latin feminine suffixes