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-avas
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Appendix:Variations of "avas"
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
roa-opt :inh la:-ābās + 1
Suffix
roa-opt suffix 1st conj.
a suffix indicating the second-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in roa-opt -ar
roa-opt amar to love amavas [You] used to love
roa-opt cantar to sing cantavas [You] used to sing
Descendants
gl -abas
pt -avas
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :inh roa-opt:-avas 2 1 Compare gl,es -abas.
Pronunciation
pt avɐs Brazil avɐʃ Portugal, Rio de Janeiro 2
Suffix
verb
a suffix indicating the second-person singular indicative imperfect of a verb in pt -ar
pt amar to love amavas [You] used to love
pt cantar to sing cantavas [You] used to sing
See also
pt -ias
Spanish
Suffix
es suffix form
es -avo