-anto

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See also: anto and anto-

Esperanto

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Suffix

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-anto

  1. See -ant-

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-antō

  1. third-person plural future active imperative of (first conjugation)

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV -anto
Brazilian standard -anto
New Tribes -anto

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From -anö (recent past imperfective suffix) +‎ -to (plural verb suffix).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-anto

  1. Forms the plural of the recent past imperfective tense when the arguments of the verb are third-person.

Usage notes

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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

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 213–222