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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -τητᾰ (-tēta), accusative form of -της (-tēs).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ότητα • (-ótita) f
- Added to an adjective or rarely, another noun, to create an abstract noun; -ity, -ty, -ness, -cy, -ion:
- αυστηρός (afstirós, “strict”) + -ότητα (-ótita) → αυστηρότητα (afstirótita, “strictness”)
- βέβαιος (vévaios, “sure, certain”) + -ότητα (-ótita) → βεβαιότητα (vevaiótita, “certainty”)
- εθνικός (ethnikós, “national”) + -ότητα (-ótita) → εθνικότητα (ethnikótita, “nationality”)
- εχθρός (echthrós, “enemy”) + -ότητα (-ótita) → εχθρότητα (echthrótita, “hostility”)
- πιθανός (pithanós, “possible”) + -ότητα (-ótita) → πιθανότητα (pithanótita, “possibility”)
- ποιος (poios, “who”) + -ότητα (-ótita) → ποιότητα (poiótita, “quality”)
- πόσος (pósos, “how much”) + -ότητα (-ótita) → ποσότητα (posótita, “quantity”)
- ορθολογικός (orthologikós, “rational”) + -ότητα (-ótita) → ορθολογικότητα (orthologikótita, “rationality”)
Declension
Declension of -ότητα
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plural
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| nominative
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-ότητα •
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-ότητες •
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| genitive
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-ότητας •
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-οτήτων •
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| accusative
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-ότητα •
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-ότητες •
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| vocative
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-ότητα •
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-ότητες •
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| The plural forms may be used where appropriate.
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Derived terms