G. adjectival suffix attached to noun stems, corresponding to L.
-alis or
-inus or to Eng. -y or -like. An adjective formed with this suffix sometimes stands alone, representing a phrase from which a noun has been dropped, for example, tympanites for
tympanitēs hydrōps, drumlike swelling of the abdomen.
See also:
-ite,
-itis.
[G. itēs,]