-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)

1. 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)

1. forms nouns for young animals and other diminutives

Derived terms

Silesian terms suffixed with -ã

kurzã

pilã

zwiyrzã

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-ę

Slovincian -ã

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ę.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ã/

Suffix

-ã n

1. forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or young people

   ‎opa + ‎-ã → ‎opjã

Derived terms

Slovincian terms suffixed with -ã

opjã