-ê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

Macanese

Alternative forms

• (archaic) -er

Etymology

From Portuguese -er, the second-conjugation verb-forming suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe/

Suffix

-ê (participle -ido)

1. verb-forming suffix

   ‎Malay (men)colek (“to scoop a small amount with the forefinger”) + ‎-ê → ‎cholê (“to spoon”)

Usage notes

• 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.

Derived terms

Macanese terms suffixed with -ê

Related terms

• (other verb-forming suffixes from Portuguese): -â, -í
• (other word-final verb-forming suffixes): -ú