-amos

See also: amos, Amos, Amós, Āmos, and Ámós

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.mus/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.muʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ.mos/
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmuʃ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -amos, from Latin -āmus. Cognate with Galician and Spanish -amos.

Suffix

-amos

  1. a suffix indicating the first-person plural present indicative of -ar
    ‎falar (“to talk”) + ‎-amos → ‎falamos (“[we] talk”)
    ‎matar (“to kill”) + ‎-amos → ‎matamos (“[we] kill”)
  2. a suffix indicating the (Brazilian spelling) first-person plural preterite indicative of -ar
    Synonym: (Portugal) -ámos
    ‎matar (“to kill”) + ‎-amos → ‎matamos (“[we] killed”)
See also

Suffix

-amos

  1. a suffix indicating the first-person plural present subjunctive of -er
    ‎correr (“to run”) + ‎-amos → ‎corramos (“that we run”)
  2. a suffix indicating the first-person plural imperative of -er
    ‎correr (“to run”) + ‎-amos → ‎corramos (“let’s run”)

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin -āmus, the first-person plural present active indicative ending of first conjugation verbs.

Suffix

-amos

  1. suffix indicating the first-person plural present indicative of -ar verbs

Etymology 2

From Latin -āvimus, the first-person plural perfect active indicative ending of first conjugation verbs.

Suffix

-amos

  1. Suffix indicating the first-person plural preterite of -ar verbs

Etymology 3

From Latin -eāmus, Latin -āmus, and Latin -iāmus, the first-person plural present active subjunctive endings of second, third, and fourth conjugation verbs, respectively.

Suffix

-amos

  1. Suffix indicating the first-person singular present subjunctive of -er and -ir verbs
  2. Suffix indicating the first-person singular imperative of -er and -ir verbs

See also

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