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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese -ou, from Latin -āvit. Compare Portuguese -ou, Spanish -ó, and Italian -ò.
Suffix
-ou
- forms the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in -ar
See also
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -āvit.
Suffix
-ou (1st conj.)
- a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -ou → amou (“ loved”)
- cantar (“to sing”) + -ou → cantou (“ sang”)
Descendants
Old Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *-ow, from Proto-Celtic *-owes, u-stem nominative plural. Cognate with Cornish -ow and Breton -où.
Suffix
-ou
- Forms plural nouns., -s
- pipenn (“pipe, duct”) + -ou → pipennou (“pipes, ducts”)
- carrecc (“stone”) + -ou → carrecou (“stones”)
Descendants
References
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ou, from Vulgar Latin *-āut, contracted form of Latin -āvit. Compare Galician -ou, Spanish -ó, and Italian -ò.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ou
- a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -ou → amou (“ loved”)
- cantar (“to sing”) + -ou → cantou (“ sang”)
See also