-ê
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"
Macanese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (archaic) -er
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese -er, the second-conjugation verb-forming suffix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ê (participle -ido)
- verb-forming suffix
- Malay (men)colek (“to scoop a small amount with the forefinger”) + -ê → cholê (“to spoon”)
Usage notes[edit]
- Largely not productive outside of verbs formed from non-Portuguese stems.
- Much rarer than -â, and only used when the final vowel of the original loanword is -e.