-astes

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āstis, short counterpart to -āvistis.

Suffix

-astes (1st conj.)

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

   ‎amar (“to love”) + ‎-astes → ‎amastes (“[you all/formal you] loved”)

   ‎matar (“to kill”) + ‎-astes → ‎matastes (“[you all/formal you] killed”)

Descendants

• Galician: -astes, -áchedes
• Portuguese: -astes

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -astes, from Latin -āstis, short counterpart to -āvistis. Cognate with Galician -astes and Spanish -asteis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈas.t͡ʃis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈas.t͡ʃis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈaʃ.t͡ʃiʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈas.tes/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaʃ.tɨʃ/

Suffix

-astes

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

   ‎amar (“to love”) + ‎-astes → ‎amastes (“[you all/formal you] loved”)

   ‎cantar (“to sing”) + ‎-astes → ‎cantastes (“[you all/formal you] sang”)

See also

• -estes
• -istes