-ate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Latin perfect passive participle suffixes of first conjugation verbs -ātus, -āta, and -ātum.
Suffix [edit]
-ate
- (in adjectives) having the specified thing
- lobate — “having lobes”
- (in adjectives) characterized by the specified thing
- Italianate — “characterized by Italian features”
- (in adjectives) resembling the specified thing
- palmate — “resembling the palm”
- (in nouns) a thing characterised by the specified thing
- apostate — “one who is characterized by dissent”
- (in nouns) a rank or office
- rabbinate — “the office of a rabbi”
- (chemistry, in nouns) a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic
- acetate — “a salt or ester of acetic acid”
- (in verbs) to act in the specified manner
- abbreviate — “to act by making (something) brief”
Synonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived using -ate
Translations [edit]
chemical derivative
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /at/
Suffix [edit]
-ate
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Feminine plural of -ato; from Latin -ātae, feminine nominative plural of -ātus.
Suffix [edit]
-ate
- Used with a stem to form the second-person plural present and imperative of regular -are verbs
- Used with a suffix to form the feminine plural past participle of regular -are verbs
Romanian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Feminine plural of -at; from Latin -ātae, feminine nominative plural of -ātus.
Suffix [edit]
-ate (masculine singular -at, feminine singular -ată, masculine plural -ați)
- used with a stem to form the feminine plural past participle of regular -a (first conjugation) verbs. (e.g. lăsate, măsurate, etc.)
