-atus

atus -átus Latin Etymology 1 la adjective :inh itc-pro:*-ātos<id:forming adjectives><ety:inh<ine-pro:*-eh₂tos<id:adjectival>>> From la itc-pro *-ātos, from la ine-pro *-eh₂tos. A "pseudo-participle" possibly related to la -tus, though similar formations in other Indo-European languages show that it was distinct from it already in Indo-European times. Compare la -ītus, la -ūtus. Cognate to sla-pro *-atъ, gem-pro *-ōdaz (English en -ed having having). Suffix -ātus la adjective -ed. Used to form adjectives from nouns indicating the possession of a thing or feature. la barba beard -ātus barbātus bearded, having a beard la caetra a type of short Spanish shield -ātus caetrātus armed with a caetra la toga toga -ātus togātus wearing a toga, clad in a toga -clad. Used to form adjectives from other adjectives, especially color names, with the sense "wearing [adjective](-colored) clothes". la albus white -ātus albātus clothed in white la āter black -ātus atrātus clothed in black la sordidus unclean, sordid -ātus sordidātus in dirty clothes, shabbily dressed -like, -ate. Used to form adjectives from nouns indicating a resemblance or likeness to the noun. la rēticulum small net -ātus rēticulātus reticulated, net-like la vir man -ātus virātus manly, manful Declension -ātus Derived terms la adjective la -āticus,-āticum Related terms la -ātim -ātiō Descendants ast -áu -ada ca -at<id:adjective><pos:adjective> -ada 1 en -ate<id:adjective> -ade 1 fr -at<id:adjective><pos:adjective> -ate<qq:chemistry> fur -ât -ade gl -ado de -at<id:adjective><pos:adjective> 1 it -ato<id:adjective><pos:adjective> fr -ade from Italian or Occitan 1 oc -at fr -ade from Italian or Occitan 1 fro -é<id:adjective> -et<id:participle> roa-opt -ado adjective ro -at -ată osp -ado adjective scn -atu -ata pt -ato 1 es -ato 1 Etymology 2 la -ātus abstract noun -tus<alt:-tus, -tūs><id:action noun> Formed by rebracketing of action nouns in la -tus -tus, -tūs action noun of first conjugation verbs such as la mercātus (la mercor + la -tus action noun), where -ā- is actually part of the stem; from la itc-pro *-tus, from la ine-pro *-tus suffix deriving action nouns from verb roots. Suffix la suffix noun-forming suffixes -ātus m Added to nouns or adjectives to form nouns denoting a rank or office, a group of officials associated with such a rank or office or a certain state. la apostolus apostolātus -ātus apostolate la triumvir triumvirātus -ātus triumvirate la reus reātus -ātus guilty guiltyness Declension -ātus<4> Derived terms la abstract noun Descendants ca -at<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun> en -ate<id:rank or office> 1 fr -at<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun> 1 de -at<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun> 1 it -ato<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun> nb -at 1 fro -é<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun> pt -ado<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun> osp -ado<id:abstract noun><pos:abstract noun> la rebracketings