-òu
Ligurian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔw/
Etymology 1
From earlier -ao, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic *-ātos, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos.
Suffix
-òu m (feminine singular -â, masculine and feminine plural -æ)
- Used to form the past participles of regular first conjugation verbs.
- -ed, -ate, -like. Used to form adjectives from nouns indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
- tîgre (“tiger”) + -òu → tigròu (“striped”)
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ligurian_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%B2u' title='Category:Ligurian words suffixed with -òu'>Ligurian words suffixed with -òu</a>
Related terms
- -âto
Etymology 2
From Latin -ātor.
Suffix
-òu m (plural -oéi)
- Used to form agent nouns
- acatâ (“to buy”) + -òu → acatòu (“buyer”)
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Ligurian_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%B2u_(agent_noun)' title='Category:Ligurian words suffixed with -òu (agent noun)'>Ligurian words suffixed with -òu (agent noun)</a>