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suffix · femininethird declension

-tūdō

-tūdō f (genitive -tūdinis)
Classical[ˈtuː.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtuː.do]

Meaning

  1. morpheme-itude, -ness; used to form abstract nouns indicating a condition or state.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *-tūdō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tu- + *-d- + *-h₃onh₂-. Compare -ēdō, -īdō and Ancient Greek -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē) and -δών (-dṓn).

Borrowings
  • Catalan-itud
  • Italian-itudine
  • Romanian-itudinefrom Italian -itudine
  • French-itudefrom Middle French -itude
  • German-itüdefrom Middle French -itude
  • English-itudefrom Middle French -itude
  • Spanish-itud
  • Franco-Provençal-itudafrom Middle French -itude
  • Sicilian-itùddini
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguese-idãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese -idõe
  • Spanish-dumbrefrom Old Spanish -dumne
  • Galician-edumefrom Old Galician-Portuguese -idõe
Gallo-Romance
  • French-tumefrom Old French -tume
  • Franco-Provençal-dunna

Quick answers

What does -tūdō mean in Latin?
-tūdō, a suffix, means “-itude, -ness; used to form abstract nouns indicating a condition or state.”.
How do you pronounce -tūdō?
In classical Latin, [ˈtuː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtuː.do].