"-am" meaning in Portuguese

See -am in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɐ̃w̃/
Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -an, from Latin -ant. Compare Galician and Spanish -an. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|-an|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese -an, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|-an}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -an, {{inh|pt|la|-ant}} Latin -ant, {{cog|gl,es|-an}} Galician and Spanish -an Head templates: {{head|pt|suffix form|||||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=am}} -am, {{pt-suffix|verb form|am}} -am
  1. a suffix indicating the third-person plural present indicative of -ar Tags: morpheme

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