French suffix

-ité

abstract state

Register

learned

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

ADJ

Status

Establisheddraft

tlfi

Words built with -ité

humanité
the state/quality of being human
humain+-ité
égalité
the state of being equal
égal+-ité
unité
the state of being one
un+-ité
nervosité
agitated uneasy feeling
nerveux+-ité

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -ness
    functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
  • -ity
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -hood
    functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
  • -ship
    functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
  • -dom
    functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)

French

this affix: -ité

    Hindi

    • -पन
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -ता
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)
    • -त्व
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)
    • -ई
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -आपा
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)

    Telugu

    • -తనం
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)
    • -త్వం
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)
    • -త
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs S)
    • -రికం
      functional equivalent; register differs (L vs N)

    Tamil