Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin -āta.

Suffix

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 f (plural -âs) (ORB)

  1. Forms nouns.

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Ligurian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin -āre, present active infinitive of (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

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  1. Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most regular verbs.
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Etymology 2

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From Latin -āta, feminine singular of -ātus (1st conjugation past participle suffix).

Suffix

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 f (plural )

  1. Used to form feminine verbal nouns expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb.
    aruxentâ (to rinse) + ‎ → ‎aruxentâ (rinsing, noun)
  2. Used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a period of time.
    giórno (daytime) + ‎ → ‎giornâ (day, the space of a day)
  3. Used to form words, derived from nouns, corresponding to -ful (as much as something will hold)
    forçìnn-a (fork) + ‎ → ‎forçinâ (forkful)
  4. Used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a blow with the named object.
    cotéllo (knife) + ‎ → ‎cotelâ (stab, noun)
  5. Used to form collective nouns.
    fórno (oven) + ‎ → ‎fornâ (batch (of baked goods))
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  • Meanings can sometimes overlap, such as in forçinâ (forkful”, but also “a stab with a fork).
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Etymology 3

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Suffix

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 m (plural )

  1. Used to form a masculine agent noun indicating a person who makes or sells a specified article
    carêga (chair) + ‎ → ‎caregâ (chairmaker)
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Macanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Portuguese -ar, the first-conjugation verb-forming suffix.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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  1. verb-forming suffix
    English tiffin + ‎ → ‎tifinâ (to have lunch)

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  • Largely not productive outside of verbs formed from non-Portuguese stems such as vangueâ.
  • , and are largely not used to form new verbs in Macanese, except in cases with agreeing vowels.

Derived terms

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  • (other verb-forming suffixes from Portuguese): ,
  • (other word-final verb-forming suffixes):