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-tum

-tum

See also: tum, túm, tüm, and -tum-

German

Alternative forms

(obsolete) -thum, -thumb

Suffix

-tum n, m ‎(genitive -tums or -tumes, plural -tümer)

A suffix used to derive abstract nouns: -dom.

Declension

Declension of -tum

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	-tum	die	-tümer
genitive	eines	des	-tumes, -tums	der	-tümer
dative	einem	dem	-tum, -tume¹	den	-tümern
accusative	einen	den	-tum	die	-tümer

¹Now uncommon, see notes

See also

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:German_words_suffixed_with_-tum'>German words suffixed with -tum</a>

References

↑ “-tum” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1

Latin

Etymology 1

From -tus ‎(forming adjectives).

Suffix

-tum

masculine accusative singular of -tus
neuter nominative singular of -tus
neuter accusative plural of -tus
neuter vocative plural of -tus

Etymology 2

From -tus ‎(forming nouns of action).

Suffix

-tum

accusative singular of -tus

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