-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

• (Old Babylonian) 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

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.tum/, [ˈäːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tum/, [ˈäːt̪um]

Etymology 1

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

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