-teit

See also: teit and téit

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -tet, -teit, from (Northern) Old French -teit, -tet (modern French -té) from Latin -tātem, accusative of -tās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛi̯t/

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Suffix

-teit f (plural -teiten)

1. a productive suffix that forms a noun (especially an abstract noun) from an adjective, akin to the English suffixes -ity and -ty

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -teit

activiteit

admiraliteit

agressiviteit

ministerialiteit

negativiteit

puberteit

steriliteit

vitaliteit