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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Suffix
-á
- (archaic personal suffix) Formed the third-person singular indicative past definite, for back-vowel verbs. For the full paradigm, see the usage template.
- Synonym: (modern form) -ta
- Coordinate term: (for front-vowel verbs) -é
- Látá az embereket. ― He/she saw the people.
Etymology 2
See -a.
Suffix
-á
- Combining form of -a (possessive suffix) before most case suffixes, except that of the essive-formal.
- lába (“his/her/its foot/leg”) + -n → lábán (“on his/her/its foot/leg”)
Ngam
Pronunciation
Suffix
-á
- (pronominal suffix) of (used with a noun)
- M-āw gātɨ̄-á tɨ̀ kānjɨ̄-á
- I went to sell fish
References
- Keegan, John (2014). The Eastern Sara Languages. Ceunca, Spain: Morkeg Books. p. 223.
Phalura
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-á
- Plural suffix (with a-declension nouns)
References
- Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-á
- Causative (valence-increasing) suffix
References
- Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 3
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-á
- Oblique case suffix (with a-declension nouns)
References
- Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese -a, from a, third-person singular present indicative of aver (“to have”), corresponding to modern há.
Suffix
-á
- forms the third-person singular future indicative form of verbs
- comer (“to eat”) + -á → comerá (“(he/she/it) will eat”)
Etymology 2
Suffix
-á
- Apocopic form of -ar; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
- (Brazil, proscribed) Alternative form of -ar in any position