atum

See also: -atum and -átum

Old High German

Alternative forms

• ātam, ātem, ātim, ādum, ādom, ādem, hātam

Etymology

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
  • Cimbrian: aatom
  • German: Atem, Odem (influenced by Low German)
  • Hunsrik: Ochtem
  • Yiddish: אָטעם (otem)

References

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), from θύνω (thúnō, “I rush, dart along”). Compare Spanish and Galician atún.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈtũ/
• IPA^(key): /a.ˈtũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: a‧tum

Noun

atum m (plural atuns)

1. tuna