-avam

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -avan, from Latin -ābant. Compare Galician and Spanish -aban.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɐ̃w̃/ [ˈa.vɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɐ̃w̃/ [ˈa.βɐ̃w̃]

• Rhymes: -avɐ̃w̃

Suffix

-avam (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. a suffix indicating the third-person plural indicative imperfect of a verb in -ar

   ‎amar (“to love”) + ‎-avam → ‎amavam (“[They] used to love”)

   ‎cantar (“to sing”) + ‎-avam → ‎cantavam (“[They] used to sing”)

See also

• -iam