-ato

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

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈato/

Suffix

-ato

1. See -at-

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.to/
• Hyphenation: -à‧to

Suffix

-ato

1. Used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -are verbs
2. (in nouns) a rank or office; -ate, -hood, -ship, -cy

   ‎apprendista (“apprentice”) + ‎-ato → ‎apprendistato (“apprenticeship”)

   ‎priore (“prior”, noun) + ‎-ato → ‎priorato (“priorate, office of a prior”)

3. (in adjectives) having or resembling the specified thing

   ‎lobo (“lobe”) + ‎-ato → ‎lobato (“lobate, having lobes”)

   ‎palmo (“palm (of the hand)”) + ‎-ato → ‎palmato (“palmate, resembling a palm”)

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; -ate

   ‎nitrico (“nitric”) + ‎-ato → ‎nitrato (“nitrate”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ato

Anagrams

• tao

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.toː/, [ˈäːt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.to/, [ˈäːt̪o]

Suffix 1

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of -ō

Suffix 2

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -ātus

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ato m (plural -atos)

1. -ship; -ate (rank or office)

   Synonym: -ado

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

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ato

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Spanish

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

-ato m (noun-forming suffix, plural -atos, feminine -ata, feminine plural -atas)

1. forms an institution from a noun stem

   ‎huérfano (“orphan”) + ‎-ato → ‎orfanato (“orphanage”)

2. forms the corresponding action of a noun

   ‎asesino (“assassin”) + ‎-ato → ‎asesinato (“assassination”)

3. indicates a baby of a specific animal

   ‎ballena (“whale”) + ‎-ato → ‎ballenato (“baby whale”)

4. Forms adjectives of quality

   ‎nuevo (“new”) + ‎-ato → ‎novato (“unexperienced”)

5. Denotes the office of a noun stem

   ‎cardenal (“(Catholic) cardinal”) + ‎-ato → ‎cardenalato (“cardinalate, office of the cardinal”)

   ‎Fujimori (surname of the former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori) + ‎-ato → ‎fujimorato (“time period when Alberto Fujimori was in office”)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ato m (noun-forming suffix, plural -atos)

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

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ato