"-a'to" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Ye'kwana]

IPA: [-aʔto] Forms: -ka'to [alternative], -ya'to [alternative]
Etymology: From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix) or -akö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|mch|-a|-kö|-to|pos1=recent/distant past imperfective suffix|pos2=distant past imperfective third-person suffix|pos3=plural verb suffix}} -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix), {{af|mch|-akö|-to|pos1=distant past imperfective third-person suffix|pos2=plural verb suffix}} -akö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix) Head templates: {{head|mch|suffix}} -a'to
  1. Forms the plural of the distant past imperfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person. Wikipedia link: Ethnos360 Tags: morpheme
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        "1": "mch",
        "2": "-a",
        "3": "-kö",
        "4": "-to",
        "pos1": "recent/distant past imperfective suffix",
        "pos2": "distant past imperfective third-person suffix",
        "pos3": "plural verb suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mch",
        "2": "-akö",
        "3": "-to",
        "pos1": "distant past imperfective third-person suffix",
        "pos2": "plural verb suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-akö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix) or -akö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ka'to",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ya'to",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mch",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-a'to",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ye'kwana",
  "lang_code": "mch",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ye'kwana entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -a",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -akö",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -kö",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -to",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms the plural of the distant past imperfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person."
      ],
      "id": "en--a'to-mch-suffix-4TJV6Kzk",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Ethnos360"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[-aʔto]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-a'to"
}
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        "1": "mch",
        "2": "-a",
        "3": "-kö",
        "4": "-to",
        "pos1": "recent/distant past imperfective suffix",
        "pos2": "distant past imperfective third-person suffix",
        "pos3": "plural verb suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mch",
        "2": "-akö",
        "3": "-to",
        "pos1": "distant past imperfective third-person suffix",
        "pos2": "plural verb suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-akö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -a (recent/distant past imperfective suffix) + -kö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix) or -akö (distant past imperfective third-person suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ka'to",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ya'to",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mch",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-a'to",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ye'kwana",
  "lang_code": "mch",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Ye'kwana entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ye'kwana lemmas",
        "Ye'kwana suffixes",
        "Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -a",
        "Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -akö",
        "Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -kö",
        "Ye'kwana terms suffixed with -to",
        "Ye'kwana terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms the plural of the distant past imperfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Ethnos360"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[-aʔto]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-a'to"
}

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