"-nam" meaning in Latin

See -nam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /nam/ [Classical], [nä̃ˑ] [Classical], /nam/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [näm] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{head|la|suffixes}} -nam
  1. used to add emphasis to adverbs and interrogative pronouns: -ever, -soever, indeed. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: ecquisnam, quisnam, ubinam

Download JSON data for -nam meaning in Latin (1.3kB)

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