-à

See also: à, -á, -â, -ä, -ã, -ă, -ǎ, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ānum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈa]
• Rhymes: -a

Suffix

-à (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ana, masculine plural -ans, feminine plural -anes)

1. -an
2. (chemistry) -ane

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -à

Portuguese

Suffix

-à

1. Obsolete spelling of -á

Sassarese

Etymology

From Classical Latin -āre, present active infinitive of -ō (1^st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a/

Suffix

-à

1. Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most regular verbs.

Derived terms

Sassarese terms suffixed with -à