-tim

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tim"

Latin

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of Proto-Indo-European *-tis.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-tim

  1. forms adverbs from verbs
    currō (I run, hurry, hasten) + ‎-tim → ‎cursim (quickly, swiftly, hastily, speedily)
  2. forms adverbs from adjectives
    ūber (copious, plentiful) + ‎-tim → ‎ūbertim (copiously, abundantly, plentifully)
  3. forms adverbs from nouns
    tribus (tribe) + ‎-tim → ‎tribūtim (by tribe, tribe by tribe)

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):

Noun stems may or may not follow similar modifications but the usage of -ātim is here more frequent:

Derived terms

References

  • Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN