-â
Ligurian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aː/
Etymology 1
From Latin -āre, present active infinitive of -ō (1st conjugation verbal suffix).
Suffix
-â
- Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most regular verbs.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From Latin -āta, feminine singular of -ātus (1st conjugation past participle suffix).
Suffix
-â f (plural -æ)
- Used to form feminine verbal nouns expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb.
- aruxentâ (“to rinse”) + -â → aruxentâ (“rinsing”, noun)
- Used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a period of time.
- giórno (“daytime”) + -â → giornâ (“day”, the space of a day)
- Used to form words, derived from nouns, corresponding to -ful (as much as something will hold)
- forçìnn-a (“fork”) + -â → forçinâ (“forkful”)
- Used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a blow with the named object.
- cotéllo (“knife”) + -â → cotelâ (“stab”, noun)
- Used to form collective nouns.
- fórno (“oven”) + -â → fornâ (“batch (of baked goods)”)
Usage notes
- Meanings can sometimes overlap, such as in forçinâ (“forkful”, but also “a stab with a fork”).
Derived terms
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Related terms
- -àdda
- -âta
Suffix
-â m (plural -æ)
- Used to form a masculine agent noun indicating a person who makes or sells a specified article
- carêga (“chair”) + -â → caregâ (“chairmaker”)
Derived terms
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