-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

Latin terms suffixed with -tim

References

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