-itude

• -tude

Borrowed from Middle French -itude, from Latin -(i)tūdō.

• IPA^(key): (Received Pronunciation) [ˌtjuːd], (Standard Southern British) [ˌt͡ʃʉu̯d]
• (General American) IPA^(key): [ˌtu̟d]

-itude

1. state of

An infix -in- is added when a noun ending in -itude is given a suffix, as in rectitude → rectitudinous.

• dutie

From Middle French -itude, borrowed from Latin -(i)tūdō.

• IPA^(key): /i.tyd/

-itude f (plural -itudes)

1. -itude

Borrowed from Latin -tūdinem. Doublet of -idão.

-itude f (noun-forming suffix, plural -itudes)

1. -itude; -ness (forms abstract nouns, from adjectives, indicating a state or condition)

   Synonyms: -idão, -eza, -idade