"-ã" meaning in Portuguese

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈɐ̃/ [Brazil], /ˈɐ̃/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese -ãa, from Latin -āna. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|-ãa}} Old Galician-Portuguese -ãa, {{der|pt|la|-āna}} Latin -āna Head templates: {{head|pt|suffix form||||-ãs|||g=f|g2=|head=|sort=a}} -ã f, {{pt-suffix|noun form|a||f|pl=-ãs|pos2=adjective form}} -ã f
  1. forms the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending in -ão Tags: feminine, morpheme

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      },
      "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese -ãa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-āna"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Galician-Portuguese -ãa, from Latin -āna.",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "7": "",
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "-ã f",
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    }
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "alemão (“German man”) → alemã (“German woman”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "anão (“male dwarf”) → anã (“female dwarf”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "escrivão (“male keeper”) → escrivã (“female keeper”)"
        }
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      ],
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          "-ão",
          "-ão#Portuguese"
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        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɐ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
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        "3": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "g2": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "noun form",
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        "3": "",
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      },
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    }
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        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese non-lemma forms",
        "Portuguese suffix forms",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Latin",
        "Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese",
        "Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Portuguese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Portuguese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃"
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        {
          "text": "alemão (“German man”) → alemã (“German woman”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "anão (“male dwarf”) → anã (“female dwarf”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "escrivão (“male keeper”) → escrivã (“female keeper”)"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "-ão",
          "-ão#Portuguese"
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɐ̃/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɐ̃"
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}

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