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-atilis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From -ātus (-ate”, “-like) +‎ -ilis: the latter suffix is often attached to the perfect passive participle stems of verbs, which end similarly to the adjective-forming suffix -ātus.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ātilis (neuter -ātile); third-declension two-termination suffix

  1. Added to noun stems, forms adjectives, usually with the sense "belonging to", "dwelling in"[1]

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative -ātilis -ātile -ātilēs -ātilia
genitive -ātilis -ātilium
dative -ātilī -ātilibus
accusative -ātilem -ātile -ātilēs
-ātilīs
-ātilia
ablative -ātilī -ātilibus
vocative -ātilis -ātile -ātilēs -ātilia

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1852) Grammar of the Latin Language, page 172