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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -avan, from Latin -ābant. Compare Galician and Spanish -aban.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-avam
- a suffix indicating the third-person plural indicative imperfect of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -avam → amavam (“ used to love”)
- cantar (“to sing”) + -avam → cantavam (“ used to sing”)
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