"-ons" meaning in French

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Suffix

IPA: /ɔ̃/
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French [Term?], from Old French -omes, -umes (first-person plural present indicative ending), of obscure and disputed origin. Possibly derived from the Frankish termination *-ōmēs, *-umēs (first-person plural present indicative ending), from Proto-Germanic *-ōmaz, *-amaz, related to Old High German -ōmēs, -umēs, Old Norse -um, Gothic -𐌿𐌼 (-um), -𐌰𐌼 (-am). Compare Occitan -èm, -am, -im, -em; Latin -āmus, -ēmus, -imus, -īmus. If French has directly inherited the Latin first-person plural ending, one would expect *-ens, *-eins, *-mes, and *-ins. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French [Term?], {{inh+|fr|frm}} Inherited from Middle French [Term?], {{inh|fr|fro|-omes}} Old French -omes, {{der|fr|frk|-}} Frankish, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*-ōmaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ōmaz, {{cog|goh|-ōmēs}} Old High German -ōmēs, {{cog|non|-um}} Old Norse -um, {{cog|got|-𐌿𐌼}} Gothic -𐌿𐌼 (-um), {{cog|oc|-èm}} Occitan -èm, {{cog|la|-āmus}} Latin -āmus Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=}} -ons, {{fr-suffix}} -ons
  1. a suffix denoting the first-person plural present indicative form of a verb Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ons-fr-suffix--i85vB3U Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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