-atum

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See also: atum and -átum

Akkadian

Alternative forms

  • -tum (after vowel or single consonant)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *-at-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *-t, *-Vt (feminine suffix). Cognate with Arabic ـَة (-a) and Biblical Hebrew ־ָה (-ɔ).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-atum (plural -ātum)

  1. Suffix used to form feminine adjectives from masculine adjectives.
  2. Suffix used to form feminine nouns from masculine nouns referring to people.

Derived terms

Akkadian terms suffixed with -atum

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Compare -ō³ (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs) and -ātus (suffix forming perfect passive participles).”

Suffix

-ātum

  1. suffixed to first-conjugation verbs, forms supines
    amō (“I love”) → amātum (“love”)
Derived terms
Category Latin terms suffixed with -atum not found

Etymology 2

See -ātus.

Suffix

-ātum

  1. inflection of -ātus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular
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