"-am" meaning in Catalan

See -am in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ˈam] [Balearic, Central, Valencia] Forms: -ams [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin -āmen, variant of -men, a noun-forming suffix. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ca|la|-āmen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -āmen, {{inh+|ca|la|-āmen}} Inherited from Latin -āmen Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} -am m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ams)
  1. (often pejorative) indicates a collectivity Tags: masculine, morpheme, often, pejorative Related terms: -im, -um
    Sense id: en--am-ca-suffix-AjUMZ4Z~ Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries
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        {
          "text": "mosquit (“mosquito”) + -am → mosquitam (“swarm of mosquitos”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "trast (“piece of junk”) + -am → trastam (“junk”)",
          "type": "example"
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        "Central",
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "word": "-um"
    }
  ],
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        }
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Download raw JSONL data for -am meaning in Catalan (1.6kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Catalan",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-am",
  "trace": ""
}

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