-ams

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ams"

Latgalian

Etymology

Related to Latvian -ams and Russian -имый (-imyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ams]

Suffix

-ams

1. Used to form present passive participles from verbs.

Declension

Indefinite declension of -ams (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	-ams	-ami	-ama	-amys, -amas1)
genitive	-ama	-amu	-amys, -amas1)	-amu
dative	-amam	-amim	-amai	-amom
accusative	-amu	-amus	-amu	-amys, -amas1)
instrumental	-amu	-amim	-amu	-amom
locative	-amā	-amūs	-amā	-amuos
1) dialectal

Definite declension of -ams (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	-amais, -amīs	-amī	-amuo	-amuos
genitive	-amuo	-amūs	-amuos	-amūs
dative	-amajam	-amajim	-amajai	-amajom
accusative	-amū	-amūs	-amū	-amuos
instrumental	-amū	-amajim	-amū	-amajom
locative	-amajā	-amajūs	-amajā	-amajuos

Latvian

Alternative forms

• -āms

Suffix

-ams

1. Used to derive adjectival gerunds from verb stems (e.g., rakstīt (“to write”) -> rakstāms (“writing”).

Derived terms

Latvian terms suffixed with -ams