LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · femininethird declension

-tis

-tis f (genitive -tis)
Classical[tɪs]Ecclesiastical[tis]

Meaning

  1. femininemorphemesuffixed to a verb stem to form a noun, usually denoting an action or result

Origins

From Proto-Italic *-tis, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis, suffix forming nouns from verbal roots.

Quick answers

What does -tis mean in Latin?
-tis, a suffix, means “suffixed to a verb stem to form a noun, usually denoting an action or result”.
How do you pronounce -tis?
In classical Latin, [tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tis].