-anto
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Esperanto
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-anto
- See -ant-
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈan.toː/, [ˈän̪t̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.to/, [ˈän̪t̪o]
Suffix
[edit]-antō
- third-person plural future active imperative of -ō (first conjugation)
Ye'kwana
[edit]ALIV | -anto |
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Brazilian standard | -anto |
New Tribes | -anto |
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -anö (recent past imperfective suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-anto
- Forms the plural of the recent past imperfective tense when the arguments of the verb are third-person.
Usage notes
[edit]This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kanto when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yanto when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -anto in other contexts.
References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 213–222