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â -à -á -ä -ã -ă -ǎ Franco-Provençal Etymology frp la-lat -āta. Suffix frp suffix plural -âs f frp orb Forms nouns. Derived terms frp Ligurian Pronunciation lij /aː/ Etymology 1 From lij la -o -āre 1st conjugation verbal suffix. Suffix lij suffix Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most regular verbs. Derived terms lij -â (verb) Etymology 2 From lij la -āta, feminine singular of la -ātus 1st conjugation past participle suffix. Suffix lij suffix f plural -æ Used to form feminine verbal nouns expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb. lij aruxentâ to rinse aruxentâ rinsing n Used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a period of time. lij giórno daytime giornâ day the space of a day Used to form words, derived from nouns, corresponding to -ful (as much as something will hold) lij forçìnn-a fork forçinâ forkful Used to form words, derived from nouns, meaning a blow with the named object. lij cotéllo knife cotelâ stab n Used to form collective nouns. lij fórno oven fornâ batch (of baked goods) Usage notes Meanings can sometimes overlap, such as in lij forçinâ forkful”, but also “a stab with a fork. Derived terms lij -â Related terms lij -àdda lij -âta Etymology 3 Suffix lij suffix m plural -æ Used to form a masculine agent noun indicating a person who makes or sells a specified article lij carêga chair caregâ chairmaker Derived terms lij -â (agent noun) Macanese Alternative forms mzs -á Etymology From mzs pt -ar, the first-conjugation verb-forming suffix. Pronunciation mzs /ˈɐ/ /ˈa/ Suffix mzs suffix verb-forming suffixes verb-forming suffix mzs en tiffin tifinâ to have lunch Usage notes Largely not productive outside of verbs formed from non-Portuguese stems such as mzs vangueâ. mzs -ê, mzs -í and mzs -ú are largely not used to form new verbs in Macanese, except in cases with agreeing vowels. Derived terms mzs Related terms other verb-forming suffixes from Portuguese mzs -ê, mzs -í other word-final verb-forming suffixes mzs -ú