-ato

See also: ato, ATO, ató, åto, atɔ, 'ato, atɔ̃, and ātõ

Esperanto

Suffix

-ato

  1. See -at-

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic *-ātos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.to/, [ˈäːt̪o̞]
  • Stress: -àto
  • Hyphenation: -a‧to

Suffix

-ato

  1. Used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -are verbs
  2. -ate, specifically:
    1. (in adjectives) having the specified thing
      lobo (“lobe”) + ‎-ato → ‎lobato (“lobate, having lobes”)
    2. (in adjectives) resembling the specified thing
      palmo (“palm (of the hand)”) + ‎-ato → ‎palmato (“palmate, resembling a palm”)
    3. (in nouns) a rank or office
      priore (“prior”, noun) + ‎-ato → ‎priorato (“priorate, office of a prior”)
    4. (chemistry, in nouns) a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ico
      nitrico (“nitric”) + ‎-ato → ‎nitrato (“nitrate”)
  3. -hood, -ship
    apprendista (“apprentice”) + ‎-ato → ‎apprendistato (“apprenticeship”)

Derived terms

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Latin

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ātō

  1. second-person singular future active imperative of -ō
  2. third-person singular future active imperative of -ō
  3. dative masculine singular of -ātus
  4. dative neuter singular of -ātus
  5. ablative masculine singular of -ātus
  6. ablative neuter singular of -ātus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -atūs or -ātum. Compare the inherited doublet -ado.

Suffix

-ato m (plural -atos)

  1. -ship; -ate (rank or office)
  2. -age (place)
  3. (chemistry) -ate (derivative of a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ico)

Synonyms

  • (rank or office): -ado

Derived terms

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Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin -atūs or -ātum (past participle suffix). Compare the inherited doublet -ado.

Suffix

-ato m (feminine counterpart -ata)

  1. forms an institution from a noun stem
    Example: huérfano (“orphan”) → orfanato (“orphanage”)
  2. forms the corresponding action of a noun
    Example: asesino (“assassin”) → asesinato (“assassination”)
  3. indicates a baby of a specific animal
    Example: ballena (“whale”) → ballenato (“baby whale”)
  4. Forms adjectives of quality
    Example: nuevo (“new”) → novato (“unexperienced”)
  5. Denotes the office of a noun stem
    Example: cardenal (“cardinal (Catholic)”) → cardenalato (“cardinalate (office of the cardinal)”), Fujimori (“surname of the former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori”) → fujimorato (“time period when Alberto Fujimori was in office”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ato m

  1. (chemistry) designates a salt or ester related to an acid

Derived terms

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