-ou

Appendix:Variations of "ou" Champenois Etymology roa-cha fro -eor/fro -or, from roa-cha la -ātor -ātōrem and la -tor. Pronunciation roa-cha /u/ Suffix roa-cha suffix -ou forms masculine agent nouns from verbs (some of which are also used as adjectives) Galician Etymology gl :inh roa-opt:-ou 2 1 Compare pt -ou, es -ó, and it -ò. Suffix gl suffix form forms the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in gl -ar See also gl -eu gl -iu Old Galician-Portuguese Etymology roa-opt :inh la:-āvit + 1 Suffix roa-opt suffix 1st conj. a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in roa-opt -ar roa-opt amar to love amou [he/she/it] loved roa-opt cantar to sing cantou [he/she/it] sang Descendants gl -ou pt -ou Old Welsh Etymology From owl cel-bry-pro *-ow, cel-bry-pro *-owes, from owl cel-pro *-ewes u-stem nominative plural.331 Cognate with kw -ow and br -où. Suffix owl suffix form Forms plural nouns., -s owl pipenn pipe, duct pipennou pipes, ducts owl carrecc stone -ou carrecou stones Descendants wlm -eu cy -au References Portuguese Etymology pt roa-opt -ou, from pt la-vul *-āut, contracted form of pt la -āvit. Compare gl -ou, es -ó, and it -ò. Pronunciation pt ow o 1 Suffix verb a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in pt -ar pt amar to love amou [he/she/it] loved pt cantar to sing cantou [he/she/it] sang See also pt -eu pt -iu