-tas
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /taːs/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts, whence also Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) and Sanskrit -ताति (-tāti). See also -tūs.
Suffix
-tās f (genitive -tātis); third declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -tās | -tātēs |
| Genitive | -tātis | -tātum |
| Dative | -tātī | -tātibus |
| Accusative | -tātem | -tātēs |
| Ablative | -tāte | -tātibus |
| Vocative | -tās | -tātēs |
Usage notes
The suffix -tās is added to an adjective (or sometimes a noun) to form an abstract third declension feminine noun indicating a state or condition.
- Examples:
- potis (“able”) + -tas → potestās (“ability”)
- difficilis (“difficult, troublesome”) + -tas → difficultās (“difficulty, trouble”)
- līber (“free”) + -tas → lībertās (“liberty, freedom”)
It has two allomorphs:
- -itās
- viduus + -tas → viduitās
- magnanimus + -tas → magnanimitās
- alacer + -tas → alacritās
- -etās
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -tās | -tātēs |
| Genitive | -tātis | -tātum |
| Dative | -tātī | -tātibus |
| Accusative | -tātem | -tātēs |
| Ablative | -tāte | -tātibus |
| Vocative | -tās | -tātēs |
Descendants
See also
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-tas' title='Category:Latin words suffixed with -tas'>Latin words suffixed with -tas</a>
Etymology 2
From -tus.
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