-ato

Suffix

 * 1) See 

Etymology
Borrowed from, , , ///, all from.

Suffix

 * 1) ; -ate, -dom, -cy, -ship

Usage notes

 * This suffix is not to be confused with.

Etymology 1
From, from.

Suffix

 * 1) a rank or office; -ate, -hood, -ship, -cy

Suffix

 * 1)  a derivative of a specified element or compound;  a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in ; -ate

Etymology
Borrowed from. Compare the inherited doublet.

Suffix

 * 1) -ship; -ate rank or office
 * 2) -age place
 * 3)  -ate derivative of a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in
 * 1)  -ate derivative of a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in

Etymology 1
(past participle suffix). Compare the inherited doublet.

Suffix

 * 1)  -ate

Usage notes
When attaching to a final vowel, this suffix takes the form , with the first vowel replacing the ; when attaching to , it takes the form ; in all other circumstances it takes the form.

Etymology 2
From.

Usage notes
This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of,  when the preceding syllable ends in , and  in other contexts.