Latin

Suffix

-ātus m ‎(feminine -āta, neuter -ātum); first/second declension

1. -ed, -ate, -like. Used to form adjectives from nouns indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

   barba ‎(“beard”) → barbātus ‎(“bearded, having a beard”)

   rēticulum ‎(“small net”) → rēticulātus ‎(“reticulated, net-like”)

   albus ‎(“white”) → albātus ‎(“clothed in white”)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Derived terms

• -āticus, -āticum
• -ātim
• -ātiō

Descendants