-tim
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tim"
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adverbial accusative of Proto-Indo-European *-tis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tim/, [t̪ɪ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tim/, [t̪im]
Suffix
[edit]-tim
- forms adverbs from verbs
- forms adverbs from adjectives
- ūber (“copious, plentiful”) + -tim → ūbertim (“copiously, abundantly, plentifully”)
- forms adverbs from nouns
Usage notes
[edit]Verbs stems follow the same modifications when attached with this suffix as with -tus (See the usage notes for -tus where more details are given):
- stringō (“draw thight, touch lightly”) + -tim → strictim
- scindō (“cut”) + -tim → scissim
- incidō (“cut short”) + -tim → incisim
- dispergō (“scatter”) + -tim → dispersim
- contemnō (“scorn”) + -tim → contemptim
- permisceō (“mingle”) + -tim → permixtim
Noun stems may or may not follow similar modifications but the usage of -ātim is here more frequent:
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN