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Appendix:Variations of "ato"
Esperanto
Pronunciation
eo /ˈato/
Suffix
eo suffix
See eo -at-
Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from ia en -ate, ia fr -at abstract noun, ia it -ato, ia pt -ato/ia pt -ado/ia es -ato/ia es -ado, all from ia la -ātus.
Pronunciation
ia /ˈato/
Suffix
n
forms nouns from nouns, denoting a status, jurisdiction or period of office; -ate, -dom, -cy, -ship
ia duce duke ducato duchy, dukedom
ia episcoppo bishop episcopato bishopric, episcopate
ia capitano captain capitanato captaincy
ia discipulo disciple discipulato discipleship
Usage notes
This suffix is not to be confused with ia -ata -ful.
Derived terms
ia
References
Italian
Pronunciation
-àto
Etymology 1
it adjective :inh la:-ātus<id:adjective> +
it la -ātus adjective (second declension), from it itc-pro *-ātos.
The chemistry nouns originated as substantivized perfect passive participles from first conjugation Latin verbs; e.g. the Latin adjective la acētātus in the 18th-century Latin phrase la plumbum acētātum lead acetate acetated lead.-ate
Suffix
used with a stem to form the past participle of regular it -are verbs
Suffix
forms adjectives having or resembling the specified thing
it lobo lobe lobato lobate, having lobes
it palmo palm (of the hand) palmato palmate, resembling a palm
Derived terms
it adjective
Suffix
m
it chemistry a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in it -ico; -ate
it nitrico nitric nitrato nitrate
Etymology 2
it abstract noun :inh la:-ātus<id:abstract noun> +
it la -ātus abstract noun (fourth declension), from it itc-pro *-tus.
Suffix
m
-ate (abstract noun), -hood, -ship, -y, -cy
it sultano<t:sultan> sultanato<t:sultanate>
it apprendista apprentice apprendistato apprenticeship
it priore prior priorato priorate, office of a prior
Derived terms
it abstract noun
Etymology 3
it -atum :der la:-ātum<id:result>
it la -ātum (second declension), from the substantivized neuter singular of perfect passive participles in la -ātus.
Suffix
m
forms the noun denoting the result, product, object, or effect of the action expressed by a verb
it risultare risultato
it distillare distillato
it eiaculare eiaculato
References
Anagrams
it aot tao
Latin
Pronunciation
ātō
Etymology 1
Suffix
la suffix form -ātō
la -ō 2//3 s futr actv imp first conjugation
Etymology 2
Suffix
la suffix form -ātō
la -ātus dat//abl m//n s
Portuguese
Etymology 1
pt adjective :lbor la:-ātus<id:adjective> +
pt la -ātus adjective (second declension), from pt itc-pro *-ātos. These chemistry nouns originated as substantivized perfect passive participles from first conjugation Latin verbs; e.g. the Latin adjective la acētātus in the 18th-century Latin phrase la plumbum acētātum lead acetate acetated lead.-ate pt -ado, which is inherited.
Suffix
m
pt chemistry -ate derivative of a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in pt -ico
pt acetato acetato acetate
Etymology 2
pt abstract noun :lbor la:-ātus<id:abstract noun> +
pt la -ātus abstract noun (fourth declension), from pt itc-pro *-tus. pt -ado, which is inherited.
Suffix
m
-ate abstract noun, -ship, -cy, -age
pt -ado
pt sultano sultanato
pt órfão orfanato
pt estrela estrelato
Etymology 3
pt diminutive :inh la-lat:-attus +
pt LL. -attus (second declension).
Suffix
m -ata
diminutive suffix
pt baleia baleato
pt lobo lobato
pt novo novato
Derived terms
pt
References
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology 1
es adjective :lbor la:-ātus<id:adjective> +
es la -ātus adjective (second declension), from es itc-pro *-ātos. These chemistry nouns originated as substantivized perfect passive participles from first conjugation Latin verbs; e.g. the Latin adjective la acētātus in the 18th-century Latin phrase la plumbum acētātum lead acetate acetated lead.-ate es -ado, which is inherited.
Suffix
m
es chemistry -ate derivative of a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in es -ico
es acetato acetato acetate
Etymology 2
es abstract noun :lbor la:-ātus<id:abstract noun> +
es la -ātus abstract noun (fourth declension), from es itc-pro *-tus. es -ado, which is inherited.
Suffix
m
-ate abstract noun, -ship, -cy, -age
es -ado
denotes the office of a noun stem
es cardenal (Catholic) cardinal cardenalato cardinalate, office of the cardinal
es sultano<t:sultan> sultanato<t:sultanate>
es Fujimori surname of the former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori fujimorato time period when Alberto Fujimori was in office
denotes the action from a noun stem
es estrella<t:star> estrellato<t:stardom>
es asesino assassin asesinato assassination
forms an institution from a noun stem
es huérfano orphan orfanato orphanage
Etymology 3
es diminutive :inh la-lat:-attus +
es LL. -attus (second declension).
Suffix
m +
forms diminutives
es ballena whale ballenato baby whale
es lobo wolf lobato wolfling
es mulo mule mulato mulatto
es nuevo new novato unexperienced
Derived terms
es
Further reading
References
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
mch -to -cho allomorphs
Suffix
mch suffix
Forms nouns from adverbs, adverbial verb forms, and postpositions, typically with the sense of ‘one that (is) …’, ‘one that has the quality of …’.
Usage notes
When attaching to a final vowel mch e, this suffix takes the form mch -ato, with the first vowel replacing the mch e; when attaching to mch i, it takes the form mch -cho; in all other circumstances it takes the form mch -to.
Derived terms
mch
Etymology 2
From mch -a recent/distant past imperfective suffix -to plural verb suffix.
Alternative forms
mch -kato -yato allomorphs
Suffix
mch suffix
Forms the plural of the recent past imperfective tense when the arguments of the verb are first- or second-person.
Usage notes
This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form mch -kato when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of mch k, mch -yato when the preceding syllable ends in mch i, and mch -ato in other contexts.
References
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