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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -āstis, short counterpart to -āvistis.
Suffix
-astes (1st conj.)
- a suffix indicating the second-person plural preterite indicative of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -astes → amastes (“ loved”)
- matar (“to kill”) + -astes → matastes (“ killed”)
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -astes, from Latin -āstis, short counterpart to -āvistis. Cognate with Galician -astes and Spanish -asteis.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-astes
- a suffix indicating the second-person plural preterite indicative of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -astes → amastes (“ loved”)
- cantar (“to sing”) + -astes → cantastes (“ sang”)
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