-atum

== 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) Suffix used to form feminine adjectives from masculine adjectives. Suffix used to form feminine nouns from masculine nouns referring to people. ==== Derived terms ==== == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aː.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.tum] === Suffix === -ātum inflection of -ātus (“adjective-forming suffix”): accusative masculine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular === Suffix === -ātum accusative singular of -ātus (“noun-forming suffix”) === Suffix === -ātum genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of -ās