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-tura
-tura
Italian
Suffix
-tura
See also
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Italian_words_suffixed_with_-tura'>Italian words suffixed with -tura</a>
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /-ˈtuː.ra/
Suffix
-tūra f (genitive -tūrae); first declension
Usage notes
The suffix -tūra is added to the supine form of a verb to create a first-declension noun naming the verb's action or the result of that action.
- Examples:
The suffix -tūra resembles the feminine form of (and may be related to) the future active participle ending -tūrus, which describes impending or imminent action (e.g. pictūrus "about to paint"; scrīptūrus "on the point of writing").
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | -tūra | -tūrae |
genitive | -tūrae | -tūrārum |
dative | -tūrae | -tūrīs |
accusative | -tūram | -tūrās |
ablative | -tūrā | -tūrīs |
vocative | -tūra | -tūrae |
Synonyms
Descendants
See also
- Category:Latin words suffixed with -tūra