-aticus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from -ātus (-ate”, “-like) + -icus (derivational suffix), occurring in some original cases and later freely extended. Not to be confused with the ending -aticus (note the short /a/) found in various borrowings from Greek (cf. aenigmaticus, grammaticus).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-āticus (feminine -ātica, neuter -āticum); first/second-declension suffix

  1. Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to the root noun or actions related to it.
    umbra (shadow”, “shade) + -aticusumbrāticus (found in the shade)
    via (road”, “path) + -aticusviāticus (related to a journey or travel)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -āticus -ātica -āticum -āticī -āticae -ātica
Genitive -āticī -āticae -āticī -āticōrum -āticārum -āticōrum
Dative -āticō -āticō -āticīs
Accusative -āticum -āticam -āticum -āticōs -āticās -ātica
Ablative -āticō -āticā -āticō -āticīs
Vocative -ātice -ātica -āticum -āticī -āticae -ātica

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -aticus

Descendants

  • Aromanian: -atic
  • Galician: -ádego
  • Italian: -atico
  • Portuguese: -ático
  • Romanian: -atec, -atic
  • Sicilian: -aju, -aggiu, -àticu
  • Spanish: -azgo
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