-ão

Appendix:Variations of "ao" Portuguese Etymology 1 pt :inh roa-opt:-on<id:augmentative> augmentative suffix From pt roa-opt -on, from pt la -ō -ōnem. Akin to gl -ón, es -ón, it -one and fr -on, compare ro -oi. Alternative forms pt -aõ obsolete pt -zão especially after words stressed on the last syllable Pronunciation pt ɐ̃w̃ 1 Suffix m +pt augmentative suffixes -ona -ões forms the augmentative of nouns pt -ácio -aço -alhão -arrão -ázio -eirão pt -inho -ito -culo -ete forms nouns, from nouns denoting things, meaning “big thing,” usually but not necessarily with the same gender pt livro book livrão big book pt janela window janelona big window used to refer to things affectionately pt filho son filhão used by a father to address his son, when he is proud of the son pt amigo friend amigão a good friend; a true friend forms nouns, from nouns, implying that the suffixed noun is powerful or good pt carro car carrão high-performance car pt calor heat calorão intense heat pt soco punch socão powerful punch in nouns that are formed from, or homonymous with, an adjective, it augments the quality expressed by the adjective pt cabeludo long-haired (adjective); long-haired person (noun) cabeludão person with very long hair forms the masculine of animal names (whether the animal refers to females or to males and females) pt abelha bee (any sex) abelhão drone pt cabra she-goat cabrão billy goat forms nouns, from nouns, denoting an item of the same class as the suffixed noun, or which shares a characteristic with the suffixed noun pt calça pants calção shorts pt agulha needle agulhão sharp rock on a riverbed pt fogo fire fogão stove pt slang forms nouns, from a numeral X divisible by ten and greater than thirty, meaning “someone in his Xs” pt quarenta forty quarentão someone in his forties forms nouns, from a verb X, meaning a strong or violent instance of doing X pt arrastar to drag arrastão an instance of violently dragging something pt puxar to pull puxão a strong or violent pull pt pisar to step pisão a strong or violent step pt informal derogatory forms nouns, from a verb X, meaning an agent of such verb pt fugir to flee fujão someone who flees from something pt cagar to shit cagão someone who shits upon something, a coward pt mijar to piss mijão someone who wets themselves pt arregar to back off arregão someone who backs off from a challenge, a quitter pt Brazil slang forms nouns, from a numeral X, meaning “X amount of money” or “a bill worth X” pt cinco five cincão five bucks pt mil thousand milão a thousand bucks Suffix pt somewhat _ informal forms the augmentative of adjectives, roughly equivalent to English quite pt grande big grandão quite big Derived terms pt augmentative Etymology 2 pt location :inh roa-opt:-ão<ety:inh<la:-ānus<t:-ian>>> 2 1 -ano Compare gl -án. Pronunciation pt ɐ̃w̃ 1 Suffix m #s -ã -ã #s pt location pt no longer productive forms adjectives, nouns and proper nouns referring to a location or type of location, meaning “of or relating to that location” and nouns meaning “someone from that location” pt pt -ano -ense pt vila village vilão villager pt cidade city cidadão citizen pt Beira a region in Portugal beirão relating to Beira”, “someone from Beira Derived terms pt location Etymology 3 pt particles suffix Pronunciation pt ɐ̃w̃ 1 Suffix m pt Portugal -on forming nouns denoting subatomic particles pt eletricidade electricity eletrão electron, also pt elétron Brazilian spelling pt magnete magnet magnetão magneton, also pt magnéton Brazilian spelling Derived terms pt particles Etymology 4 pt future suffix From pt roa-opt -an, from roa-opt an (modern Portuguese: pt hão) from pt la habent, third-person plural present indicative of la habeō to have. Pronunciation pt ɐ̃w̃ 1 Suffix verb forms the third-person plural future indicative, from the infinitive of verbs pt falar to speak falarão (they) will speak pt comer to eat comerão (they) will eat pt sorrir to smile sorrirão (they) will smile Etymology 5 pt pre-reform spelling Suffix verb -am 43 11 1 Usage notes Words ending in -ão are pluralised differently depending on its origin: Those in which the suffix is derived from pt la -ōnem (including all masculine augmentatives), as well as words derived from French words ending in -on, Italian words ending in -one or Spanish words ending in -ón (all from Latin -ōnem as well), are pluralised with -ões. Those in which the suffix derives from pt la -ānus -ian, as well as words derived from other Latin words ending in -ānus, such as pt mão and pt chão, are pluralised with -ãos. Some words ending in -ão pluralise as -ães. In these cases the -ão is either not a suffix and derives from Old Portuguese -an, from Latin -ānem, -anēs, or derived from an -an suffix in Old Gallician-Portuguese which has become assimilated regardless of its derivation. pt cão dog → pt cães dogs, from la canem, la canēs pt pão bread → pt pães breads, from la pānem, la pānēs pt capitão captain → pt capitães captains, from pt roa-opt capitan, from la capitāneus pt alemão German → pt alemães German(s), from pt roa-opt aleman, from la Alemannus Some words have non-predictable pluralisations, for example: pt ancião elder, pt aldeão villager and pt vilão villain may be pluralised with -ãos, -ões or -ães pt damão hyrax → pt damões hyraxes, from French fr daman hyrax, from Arabic ar دَمَان إِسْرَائِيل. pt cafetão pimp → pt cafetões pimps, from Lunfardo es-lun cáften See also pt -aço Further reading