"-ama" meaning in Portuguese

See -ama in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈɐ̃.mɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈɐ̃.mɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈɐ.ma/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈɐ.mɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈɐ.mɐ/ [Portugal], /ˈa.mɐ/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: -amas [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of -ame. Etymology templates: {{m|pt|-ame}} -ame Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} -ama f (noun-forming suffix, plural -amas)
  1. forms nouns indicating a disorderly group or collection of the suffixed thing Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ama-pt-suffix-vjJlcnDH

Download JSON data for -ama meaning in Portuguese (1.0kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "-ame"
      },
      "expansion": "-ame",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Alteration of -ame.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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        {
          "text": "cipó (“liana”) + -ama → cipoama (“jumble of lianas”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "gente (“people”) + -ama → gentama (“rabble”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "forms nouns indicating a disorderly group or collection of the suffixed thing"
      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈɐ̃.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ̃.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ.ma/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ama"
}
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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        "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
        "Portuguese countable suffixes",
        "Portuguese feminine suffixes",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese noun-forming suffixes",
        "Portuguese suffixes",
        "Portuguese suffixes with red links in their headword lines",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ̃.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ̃.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ.ma/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɐ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ama"
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