-tà

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[ta]

1. derivative suffix Added to an adjective, it derives the corresponding noun. This noun is of feminine gender and makes its plural in -tatas. It sometimes adds an intermediate -i- vowel. Example: ouscur (adjective), dark, ouscurità (noun), darkness; aintïu (adjective), antique, aintjutà (noun), antiquity.

Etymology: From Latin -tate.