-ã

See also: ã, -à, -á, -â, -ä, -ă, -ǎ, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ãa, from Latin -āna.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃

Suffix

-ã (non-lemma form of noun-forming suffix or adjective-forming suffix)

  1. forms the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending in -ão
    ‎alemão (“German (masculine); German man”) + ‎-ã → ‎alemã (“German (feminine); German woman”)
    ‎anão (“male dwarf”) + ‎-ã → ‎anã (“female dwarf”)
    ‎escrivão (“registrar; clerk”) + ‎-ã → ‎escrivã (“female registrar; female clerk”)

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -ę.

Suffix

-ã n (noun-forming suffix)

  1. forms nouns for young animals and other diminutives

Derived terms

Silesian terms suffixed with -ã
kurzã
pilã
zwiyrzã

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ã n

  1. forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or young people
    ‎opa + ‎-ã → ‎opjã

Derived terms

Slovincian terms suffixed with -ã
opjã
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