-ate
See also: ate, até, atè, atê, atë, and åte
English
Etymology
From the Latin perfect passive participle suffixes of first conjugation verbs -ātus, -āta, and -ātum. In Middle English, it was written -at.
Suffix
-ate
- (in adjectives) having the specified thing
- lobate — “having lobes”
- (in adjectives) characterized by the specified thing
- Italianate — “characterized by Italian features”
- (in adjectives) resembling the specified thing
- palmate — “resembling the palm”
- (in nouns) a thing characterised by the specified thing
- apostate — “one who is characterized by dissent”
- (in nouns) a rank or office
- rabbinate — “the office of a rabbi”
- (chemistry, in nouns) a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ic
- acetate — “a salt or ester of acetic acid”
- (in verbs) to act in the specified manner
- formulate — “to act by putting (something) in a formula”
Synonyms
- (office): -cy
- (in verbs): -ify
Derived terms
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- abbreviate
- apostate
Related terms
Related nounal suffixes
- -ation
- -ator
Translations
having property
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characterized by the specified thing
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resembling the specified thing
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a thing characterised by the specified thing
a rank or office
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chemical derivative
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to act in the specified manner
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Anagrams
- AET, ETA, TEA, Tea, a.e.t., aet, eat, eta, tea, æt.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /at/
Suffix
-ate
- (chemistry, in nouns) -ate
Italian
Etymology
Feminine plural of -ato; from Latin -ātae, feminine nominative plural of -ātus.
Suffix
-ate
- Used with a stem to form the second-person plural present and imperative of regular -are verbs
- Used with a suffix to form the feminine plural past participle of regular -are verbs
- Common suffix of various towns in Lombardy, that usually indicates belonging to a person or a family
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.te/, [ˈaː.tɛ]
Suffix
-āte
- second-person plural present active imperative of -ō
- vocative masculine singular of -ātus
Romanian
Etymology
Feminine plural of -at; from Latin -ātae, feminine nominative plural of -ātus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.te/
Suffix
-ate (masculine singular -at, feminine singular -ată, masculine plural -ați)
- used with a stem to form the feminine plural past participle of regular -a (first conjugation) verbs. (e.g. lăsate, măsurate, etc.)