-ame

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ame"

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• -ami

Etymology

From Latin -āmen. Compare Italian -ame. Cf. also -imi and Romanian -ime.

Suffix

-ame

1. used to form collective nouns from simple nouns; used to express a multitude, crowd of, or the whole of something
2. used to form nouns derived from adjectives

Derived terms

Aromanian terms suffixed with -ame

alghiname

arbinishame

armãname

bãrbãtame

biducljame

cilnicame

crishtiname

fãrshirutame

furicame

furigame

furnicame

gricame

minutsame

muljirame

pãdurame

piducljame

rãmãname

singurame

tinirame

vãrgãrame

vurgãrame

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -āmen, an extended form of -men.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.me/
• Rhymes: -ame
• Hyphenation: -à‧me

Suffix

-ame m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ami)

1. used to form collective nouns from simple nouns, often with pejorative connotation

   ‎foglia (“leaf”) + ‎-ame → ‎fogliame (“foliage, leaves”)

   ‎bestia (“beast”) + ‎-ame → ‎bestiame (“livestock”)

   ‎cultura (“culture”) + ‎-ame → ‎culturame (“pop culture (pejorative)”)

   ‎professore (“professor”) + ‎-ame → ‎professorame (“academia, professorship (pejorative)”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ame

bestiame

boccame

bottame

bozzellame

brecciame

broccame

brodame

budellame

bullettame

carname

cazzame

cenciame

chiodame

cittadiname

collettame

coltellame

contadiname

corbame

cordame

corniciame

correggiame

correntame

cortame

cristallame

crociame

culturame

curvame

dogame

dottorame

fasciame

fasciname

ferrame

fiorame

foderame

fogliame

fondame

forcame

fosfame

frascame

fratellame

frondame

fruscame

fruttame

funame

fustame

gallettame

galliname

gargame

gentame

gravame

impostame

mattoname

mestolame

minuzzame

mollame

nastrame

ossame

ottoname

pecorame

pelame

pellame

pellicciame

pentolame

pezzame

pietrame

pollame

professorame

pruname

rabescame

ragazzame

rigame

rottame

saettame

sartiame

scatolame

seggiolame

serrettame

servitorame

spicciolame

sterpame

stortame

tavolame

tegame

tendame

travame

triname

uccellame

valvolame

vasellame

ventame

vetrame

viciname

vippame

vitame

vitellame

Anagrams

• Ema, Maè, mea

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āmen.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ̃.mi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.mɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.mɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.mɨ/

Suffix

-ame m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ames)

1. forms nouns indicating a group or collection of the suffixed thing

   Synonyms: -ada, -edo

Further reading

• “-ame”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āmen. Compare Aromanian -ame.

Suffix

-ame m (uncountable)

1. (regional, unproductive) used to form collective nouns with some words

   ‎haiduc (“outlaw”) + ‎-ame → ‎haiducame (“band of outlaws”)

   ‎voinic (“soldier”) + ‎-ame → ‎voinicame (“army”)

   ‎copil (“child”) + ‎-ame → ‎copilame (“group of children”)