-atum

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

• IPA^(key): /-a.tum/

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

awīltum

aḫātum

bēltum

iltum

imittam

imittum

līliātum

lītum

mušītum

mārtum

rubātum

ēpītum

šarratum

ṣerretum

ṣuḫārtum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aː.tũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [a.tum]

Suffix

-ātum

1. inflection of -ātus (“adjective-forming suffix”):
   1. accusative masculine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

Suffix

-ātum

1. accusative singular of -ātus (“noun-forming suffix”)

Suffix

-ātum

1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -ās