-agem

agem Portuguese Etymology pt :inh roa-opt:-age From pt roa-opt -age, from pt fro -age or pt pro -atge, from pt la -āticum. Final -m and gender change influenced by words such as pt imagem. pt -ático. Cognate with es -aje m and fr -age m. Pronunciation pt /ˈa.ʒ(i)/ Brazil,dialectal pt aʒẽj̃ Brazil aʒɐ̃j̃ Portugal 2 Suffix f Forms uncountable nouns, from verbs, meaning the practice of doing what is expressed by the verb. pt -mento pt armazenar to store armazenagem storage pt reciclar to recycle reciclagem recycling Forms nouns, from verbs, meaning an instance of doing what is expressed by the verb. pt -ção -mento pt filmar to film filmagem an instance of filming pt lavar to wash lavagem a wash Forms nouns, from nouns expressing a type of person, meaning attitude or an act expected from that kind of person. pt -ice -ície -ismo pt caipira hillbilly caipiragem attitude of a hillbilly pt picareta fraudster picaretagem fraud Forms nouns, from nouns, meaning a collection of things; -age pt árbitro referee arbitragem referees and umpires who attend a match pt ferro iron ferragem ironware Forms nouns for concepts related to the suffixed word. pt por cento percent porcentagem percentage Usage notes Some other nouns happen to end in pt -agem without it being a suffix, e.g. pt imagem, pt vagem. Derived terms pt Further reading