-tim
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tim"
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tim/, [t̪ɪ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tim/, [t̪im]
Suffix
-tim
- forms adverbs from verbs
- forms adverbs from adjectives
- ūber (“copious, plentiful”) + -tim → ūbertim (“copiously, abundantly, plentifully”)
- forms adverbs from nouns
Usage notes
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:
References
- Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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