-ou

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ou"

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Old French -eor/-or, from Latin -ātōrem and -tor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/

Suffix

-ou

1. forms masculine agent nouns from verbs (some of which are also used as adjectives)

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ou, from Latin -āvit. Compare Portuguese -ou, Spanish -ó, and Italian -ò.

Suffix

-ou

1. forms the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in -ar

See also

• -eu
• -iu

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āvit.

Suffix

-ou (1st conj.)

1. a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in -ar

   ‎amar (“to love”) + ‎-ou → ‎amou (“[he/she/it] loved”)

   ‎cantar (“to sing”) + ‎-ou → ‎cantou (“[he/she/it] sang”)

Descendants

• Galician: -ou
• Portuguese: -ou