-itaire

Morpheme

-itaire

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective and noun suffix denoting “connected with, pertaining to, of or belonging to” that correspond to -e- + -ty abstract nouns

Etymology

modern suffix via French from -i- + -ty + -aire, from Latin -tās +‎ -ārius

Evidence

solitaire

See Also

-i-, -ty, -aire, -itary