-ame

See also: ame, âme, and AME

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -āmen.[1]

Suffix

-ame

  1. Used to form collective nouns from simple nouns
    ‎foglia (“leaf”) + ‎-ame → ‎fogliame (“foliage, leaves”)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Italian_words_suffixed_with_-ame' title='Category:Italian words suffixed with -ame'>Italian words suffixed with -ame</a>

References
  1. “-ame” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -āmen.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ame m

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

Synonyms
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