-anto
Esperanto
Suffix
-anto
- See -ant-
Ido
Suffix
-anto
- See -ant-
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈan.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈan̪.t̪o]
- Hyphenation: -an‧tō
Suffix
-antō
- third-person plural future active imperative of -ō (first conjugation)
Ye'kwana
| ALIV | -anto |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | -anto |
| New Tribes | -anto |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From -anö (recent past imperfective suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [-anto]
Suffix
-anto
- Forms the plural of the recent past imperfective tense when the arguments of the verb are third-person.
Usage notes
This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kanto when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yanto when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -anto in other contexts.
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 213–222