-atie

See also: atiê

Dutch

Etymology

From the Latin suffix -ātiō. This suffix was formed from verbs of the first conjugation (-āre), and is therefore a variety of the more general -tiō (from which Dutch -tie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.tsi/, (standard in Belgium, chiefly low-prestige in the Netherlands) /ˈaː.si/

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Suffix

-atie f

1. Forms action nouns. Many such nouns derive from or are otherwise paired with verbs of Latinate origin that are suffixed with -eren. This suffix is then replaced by -atie.

   Synonym: -ing

   1. an action or process

      ‎alimenteren + ‎-atie → ‎alimentatie (“alimentation”)

   2. the result of an action or process

      ‎accumuleren + ‎-atie → ‎accumulatie (“accumulation”)

   3. a state or quality

      ‎hallucineren + ‎-atie → ‎hallucinatie (“hallucination”)

Related terms

• -tie