atum

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See also: -atum and -átum

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *āþm, from Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz.

Noun

ātum m

  1. breath, breeze
  2. spirit

Declension

Declension of ātum (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative ātum ātuma
accusative ātum ātuma
genitive ātumes ātumo
dative ātume ātumum
instrumental ātumu —

Descendants

  • Middle High German: ātem, ādem, āten

References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
  2. Shade, Oscar. Altdeutsches Wörterbuch, 24.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ũ
  • Hyphenation: a‧tum

Noun

atum m (plural atuns)

  1. tuna
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