-ity
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: [ɪti]; but see the usage notes below
- Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
- Used to form other nouns, especially abstract nouns.
- -ability, -ibility
- French: -ité, -té
- German: -ität
- Italian: -ità
- Portuguese: -idade, -dade
- Russian: -ность
- Spanish: -idad, -edad, -dad
- Alternative form of -ety
- hip + -ity → hippity, hippity-hop
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