-tim
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tim"
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverbial accusative of Proto-Indo-European *-tis.
Pronunciation[edit]
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