-aticus

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Latin

Etymology

    Derived from -ātus (-ate”, “-like) +‎ -icus (derivational suffix), occurring in some original cases and later freely extended. Not to be confused with the ending -aticus (note the short /a/) found in various borrowings from Greek (cf. aenigmaticus, grammaticus).

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -āticus (feminine -ātica, neuter -āticum); first/second-declension suffix

    1. Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to the root noun or actions related to it.
      umbra (shadow”, “shade) + ‎-aticus → ‎umbrāticus (found in the shade)
      via (road”, “path) + ‎-aticus → ‎viāticus (related to a journey or travel)

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative -āticus -ātica -āticum -āticī -āticae -ātica
    genitive -āticī -āticae -āticī -āticōrum -āticārum -āticōrum
    dative -āticō -āticae -āticō -āticīs
    accusative -āticum -āticam -āticum -āticōs -āticās -ātica
    ablative -āticō -āticā -āticō -āticīs
    vocative -ātice -ātica -āticum -āticī -āticae -ātica

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