-ã

See also: ã, -à, -á, -â, -ä, -ă, -ǎ, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ãa, from Latin -āna.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃

Suffix

-ã (non-lemma form of noun-forming suffix or adjective-forming suffix)

forms the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending in -ão
‎alemão (“German (masculine); German man”) + ‎-ã → ‎alemã (“German (feminine); German woman”)

‎anão (“male dwarf”) + ‎-ã → ‎anã (“female dwarf”)

‎escrivão (“registrar; clerk”) + ‎-ã → ‎escrivã (“female registrar; female clerk”)

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ę

Old Polish -ę

Silesian -ã

Inherited from Old Polish -ę.

Suffix

-ã n (noun-forming suffix)

forms nouns for young animals and other diminutives

Derived terms

Silesian terms suffixed with -ã

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ę

Slovincian -ã

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ã/

Suffix

-ã n

forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or young people
‎opa + ‎-ã → ‎opjã

Derived terms

Slovincian terms suffixed with -ã