-ã
Portuguese
Etymology
From
Old Portuguese
-ãa
, from
Latin
-āna
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈɐ̃/
Suffix
-ã
f
forms the
feminine
of nouns and adjectives ending in
-ão
alemão
(
“
German man
”
)
→
alemã
(
“
German woman
”
)
anão
(
“
male dwarf
”
)
→
anã
(
“
female dwarf
”
)
escrivão
(
“
male keeper
”
)
→
escrivã
(
“
female keeper
”
)
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