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-anto
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anto anto-
Esperanto
eo :af -ant- -o
Suffix
eo suffix
See eo -ant-
Ido
Suffix
io suffix
See io -ant-
Latin
Pronunciation
antō
la -an tō
Suffix
la suffix form -antō
la -ō 3 p futr actv imp first conjugation
Ye'kwana
Alternative forms
mch -kanto -yanto allomorphs
Etymology
From mch -anö recent past imperfective suffix -to plural verb suffix.
Pronunciation
Suffix
mch suffix
Forms the plural of the recent past imperfective tense when the arguments of the verb are third-person.
Usage notes
This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form mch -kanto when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of mch k, mch -yanto when the preceding syllable ends in mch i, and mch -anto in other contexts.
References
213–222