# -at

-at is a German suffix meaning “-ate”.

## In other languages

- Русский: образует существительные мужского рода со значением лица

## Suffix

1. -ate (abstract noun)
   - Sultan (“sultan”) + -at → Sultanat (“sultanate”)

## Suffix

1. _idiomatic_ found in borrowed Latin past participles
   - delikat (“delicate”, adjective)

## Suffix

1. _idiomatic_ found in borrowed masculine nominalized Latin past participles
   - Advokat (“lawyer”, noun)

## Suffix

1. found in borrowed Latin nouns denoting the result, product, object, or effect of the action expressed by a Latin verb; often corresponding to a German verb in -ieren
   - resultieren + -at → Resultat (“result”)

## Suffix

1. -ate
   - Acetat (“acetate”)

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