-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)

Suffix used to form feminine adjectives from masculine adjectives.
Suffix used to form feminine nouns from masculine nouns referring to people.

Derived terms

Akkadian terms suffixed with -atum

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Suffix

-ātum

suffixed to first-conjugation verbs, forms supines
amō (“I love”) → amātum (“love”)

Etymology 2

See -ātus.

Suffix

-ātum

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