"-a" meaning in Portuguese

See -a in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɐ/ [Brazil], /ɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -a, from Latin -am, from Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂, from *-h₂. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|:inh|roa-opt:-a<id:feminine suffix>|id=feminine suffix|text=++}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-am", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Galician-Portuguese", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "roa-opt" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "pt" }" data-id="feminine suffix" data-lang="pt" data-title="-a" id="Portuguese:_feminine_suffix"> Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -a, from Latin -am, from Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂, from *-h₂.
  1. feminine singular of -o: forms feminine singular nouns and adjectives Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme, singular Form of: -o (extra: forms feminine singular nouns and adjectives)
    Sense id: en--a-pt-suffix--vFL-eXp Categories (other): Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymon
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɐ/ [Brazil], /ɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -a, from Latin -at. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|-a|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese -a, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|-a}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -a, {{inh|pt|la|-at}} Latin -at
  1. a suffix indicating the third-person singular present indicative of a verb in -ar Tags: morpheme Related terms: -e
    Sense id: en--a-pt-suffix-zhgnnLFp Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese suffixes with irregular gender, Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 14 16 15 15 18 Disambiguation of Portuguese suffixes with irregular gender: 7 22 16 16 15 16 8 Disambiguation of Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders: 8 23 14 14 13 13 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /ɐ/ [Brazil], /ɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese -a, from Latin -ā. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|-a}} Old Galician-Portuguese -a, {{der|pt|la|-ā}} Latin -ā
  1. forms the second-person singular affirmative imperative of verbs ending in -ar Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a-pt-suffix-RsS8orqi Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 14 16 15 15 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

IPA: /ɐ/ [Brazil], /ɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese -a, from Latin -am, -eam. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|-a}} Old Galician-Portuguese -a, {{der|pt|la|-am}} Latin -am
  1. forms the first-person singular present subjunctive of verbs ending in -er and -ir Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a-pt-suffix-FWsBMW7h Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 14 16 15 15 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Suffix

IPA: /ɐ/ [Brazil], /ɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese -a, from Latin -at, -eat. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|-a}} Old Galician-Portuguese -a, {{der|pt|la|-at}} Latin -at
  1. forms the third-person singular present subjunctive of verbs ending in -er and -ir Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a-pt-suffix--6mzGXgI Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 14 16 15 15 18
  2. forms the third-person singular imperative of verbs ending in -er and -ir Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a-pt-suffix-03WYOLxB Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 14 16 15 15 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Suffix

IPA: /ɐ/ [Brazil], /ɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: -as [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|mf}} -a m or f (noun-forming suffix, plural -as)
  1. (Brazil, slang) used in the end of shortenings Tags: Brazil, feminine, masculine, morpheme, slang
    Sense id: en--a-pt-suffix-NnHLvwe6 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 16 14 16 15 15 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6
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          "text": "vestibular + -a → vestiba (“university admittance test”)",
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}

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