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-bam
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Latin
Etymology
la -bam :der ine-pro:*bʰuH-<t:to grow, become, come into being, appear> + 1 Compare la fīō to become.
Suffix
la suffix -bam inflectional suffixes
used to form the imperfect indicative of most Latin verbs
la amō to love -bam amābam I was loving
Conjugation
It correlates with the conjugation of the present subjunctive forms of the third conjugation:
Derived form 1s 2s 3s 1p 2p 3p Imperfect active indicative -bam -bās -bat -bāmus -bātis -bant Imperfect passive indicative -bar -bāris -bātur -bāmur -bāminī -bantur
Related terms
la -bō