-tum

Appendix:Variations of "tum" German Alternative forms de -thum -thumb obsolete Etymology From de gmh -tuom, from de goh -tuom, from de gmw-pro *-dōm, from de gem-pro *-dōmaz -dom, from de ine-pro *dʰóh₁mos thing put. Cognate with en -dom, nl -dom, da -dom, sv -dom. 22 -tum Pronunciation de /tuːm/ [tuːm] de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--tum.wav de De--tum.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Suffix n:m[rare],s:es[less common],^er A suffix used to derive abstract nouns: -dom Usage notes Generally neuter. The masculine only lingers in a few isolated cases, most notably de Irrtum and de Reichtum. Declension n:m,s:es[less common],^er See also de References Latin Etymology 1 la -tus -tum neuter singular forms of la -tus forming possessive adjectives; the process from adjective to noun can still be seen in la arbustus planted with trees → la arbustum a place planted with trees, orchard. Later widely supplanted by collateral la -ētum. la salictum/la salicētum might suggest that other derivatives have been leveled through la -ētum. Suffix -tum<2> la horticulture used to form nouns from certain plant or tree names to denote a place where the species grows or is made to grow; grove, thicket, woods; orchard, plantation, -yard, garden la cārex cārectum sedge a sedge-bed la frutex frutectum a shrub a shrubbery, thicket Alternative forms la -ētum la -ctum Derived terms la Suffix la suffix form la -tus m acc s ; n nom//acc//voc s forming participles and possessive adjectives; often substantivized: la fūr fūrtum la iubeō iussum Alternative forms la -sum after t or d Etymology 2 la action noun :from<text:See> -tus<id:action noun><pos:forming action nouns> + Suffix la suffix inflectional suffixes la accusative supine suffix forming the accusative supine of verbs Suffix la suffix form la -tus<id:action noun> acc s Luxembourgish Alternative forms lb -tem still optionally in a few cases, lb -tom obsolete Etymology lb goh gmw-pro 2 From lb gmh -dūm, -dōm, West Central German variant of lb -tuom, from lb gem-pro *-dōmaz. The modern lb -t- is generalized from position after voiceless consonants, likely reinforced by lb de -tum (but cf. similarly nl -te). The modern lb -u- must also be influenced by German. (While it could be native per se, the lack of an according plural lb *-timer makes this unlikely.) Pronunciation lb [tum] after an unstressed syllable [ˌtum] Suffix lb suffix m plural -temer nominal suffix: -dom