-anto
Esperanto
editSuffix
edit-anto
- See -ant-
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈan.toː/, [ˈän̪t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.to/, [ˈän̪t̪o]
Suffix
edit-antō
- third-person plural future active imperative of -ō (first conjugation)
Ye'kwana
editALIV | -anto |
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Brazilian standard | -anto |
New Tribes | -anto |
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom -anö (recent past imperfective suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-anto
- Forms the plural of the recent past imperfective tense when the arguments of the verb are third-person.
Usage notes
editThis suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kanto when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yanto when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -anto in other contexts.
References
edit- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 213–222