Esperanto

Suffix

-ato

1. See -at-

Italian

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ato

1. Used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -are verbs
2. -ate (all senses)
3. -hood, -ship

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.toː/

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

Borrowing 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

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Latin -atūs or -ātum. 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)”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ato m

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

Derived terms