-ades

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ātis.

Suffix

-ades (1st conj.)

1. a suffix indicating the second-person plural indicative present of a verb in -ar

   ‎amar (“to love”) + ‎-ades → ‎amais (“[you all/formal you] love”)

   ‎cantar (“to sing”) + ‎-ades → ‎cantais (“[you all/formal you] sing”)

Descendants

• Galician: -ades
• Portuguese: -ais