-atum

See also: atum and -átum

AkkadianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

-tum (after vowel or single consonant)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Semitic *-at-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *-t, *-Vt (feminine suffix). Cognate with Arabic ـَة‎ (-a) and Biblical Hebrew ־ָה‎ (-ɔ).

PronunciationEdit

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /-a.tum/

SuffixEdit

-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 termsEdit

Akkadian terms suffixed with -atum

LatinEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Compare -ō³ (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs) and -ātus (suffix forming perfect passive participles).”

SuffixEdit

-ātum

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

Derived termsEdit

Category Latin terms suffixed with -atum not found

Etymology 2Edit

See -ātus.

SuffixEdit

-ātum

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