-oto
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oto"
Esperanto edit
Suffix edit
-oto
- See -ot-
Portuguese edit
Suffix edit
-oto m (noun-forming suffix, plural -otos)
- (rare) forms diminutives
Derived terms edit
Ye'kwana edit
Etymology edit
From -ö (recent/distant past perfective suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-oto
- Forms the plural of the recent past perfective tense of the verbs ejö (“to come”) and enejü (“to bring”) when the arguments of the verb are third-person.
- Forms the plural of the distant past perfective tense of the verbs ejö (“to come”) and enejü (“to bring”) when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person.
Usage notes edit
This suffix takes the place of the verb’s final vowel.
References edit
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, page 129