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-astes
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Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
roa-opt la -āstis, short counterpart to la -āvistis.
Suffix
roa-opt suffix 1st conj.
a suffix indicating the second-person plural preterite indicative of a verb in roa-opt -ar
roa-opt amar to love amastes [you all/formal you] loved
roa-opt matar to kill matastes [you all/formal you] killed
Descendants
gl -astes -áchedes
pt -astes
Portuguese
Etymology
pt roa-opt -astes, from pt la -āstis, short counterpart to la -āvistis. Cognate with gl -astes and es -asteis.
Pronunciation
Suffix
verb
a suffix indicating the second-person plural preterite indicative of a verb in pt -ar
pt amar to love amastes [you all/formal you] loved
pt cantar to sing cantastes [you all/formal you] sang
See also
pt -estes
pt -istes