-ã
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese -ãa, from Latin -āna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃/
Suffix
-ã f
- forms the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending in -ão
- alemão (“German man”) → alemã (“German woman”)
- anão (“male dwarf”) → anã (“female dwarf”)
- escrivão (“male keeper”) → escrivã (“female keeper”)