-avas
Old Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -ābās.
Suffix
-avas (1st conj.)
- a suffix indicating the second-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -avas → amavas (“[You] used to love”)
- cantar (“to sing”) + -avas → cantavas (“[You] used to sing”)
Descendants
- Galician: -abas
- Portuguese: -avas
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese -avas, from Latin -ābās. Compare Galician and Spanish -abas.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.vɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈa.vɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.vas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.vɐʃ/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -avɐs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -avɐʃ
Suffix
-avas
- a suffix indicating the second-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -avas → amavas (“[You] used to love”)
- cantar (“to sing”) + -avas → cantavas (“[You] used to sing”)
See also
- -ias
Spanish
Suffix
-avas
- feminine plural of -avo