əd.ē, ətē, -i; when s, less often when r, precedes, the first vowel is sometimes lost, as in kəˈpastē for “capacity” noun suffix
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English -ite, from Old French or Latin; Old French -ité, from Latin -itat-, -itas, from -i- (thematic or, rarely, connective vowel) + -tat-, -tas -ty
: quality : state : degree
asinin ity
theatrical ity