"-açu" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Portuguese]

IPA: /aˈsu/ [Brazil], /ɐˈsu/ [Portugal] Forms: -açus [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Borrowed from Old Tupi -gûasu. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|tpw|-gûasu}} Borrowed from Old Tupi -gûasu Head templates: {{pt-noun|mf}} -açu m or f (noun-forming suffix, plural -açus)
  1. (no longer productive) forms the augmentative of nouns Tags: feminine, idiomatic, masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -guaçu, -uaçu, -uçu, -assú [obsolete]
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Tupi -gûasu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-açus",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "-a‧çu"
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        },
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        }
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        "forms the augmentative of nouns"
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        "(no longer productive) forms the augmentative of nouns"
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "-assú"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "idiomatic",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/aˈsu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐˈsu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Old Tupi -gûasu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-açus",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "Portuguese masculine suffixes",
        "Portuguese noun-forming suffixes",
        "Portuguese suffixes",
        "Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders",
        "Portuguese suffixes with red links in their headword lines",
        "Portuguese terms borrowed from Old Tupi",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Old Tupi",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/u",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/u/2 syllables"
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      ],
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        "(no longer productive) forms the augmentative of nouns"
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "masculine",
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      ]
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐˈsu/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-guaçu"
    },
    {
      "word": "-uaçu"
    },
    {
      "word": "-uçu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "-assú"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for -açu meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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