-ou

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ou"

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ou, from Latin -āvit. Compare Portuguese -ou, Spanish -ó, and Italian -ò.

Suffix

-ou

1. forms the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in -ar

See also

• -eu
• -iu

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āvit.

Suffix

-ou (1st conj.)

1. a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in -ar

   ‎amar (“to love”) + ‎-ou → ‎amou (“[he/she/it] loved”)

   ‎cantar (“to sing”) + ‎-ou → ‎cantou (“[he/she/it] sang”)

Descendants

• Galician: -ou
• Portuguese: -ou

Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *-ow, from Proto-Celtic *-owes, u-stem nominative plural. Cognate with Cornish -ow and Breton -où.

Suffix

-ou

1. Forms plural nouns., -s

   ‎pipenn (“pipe, duct”) + ‎-ou → ‎pipennou (“pipes, ducts”)

   ‎carrecc (“stone”) + ‎-ou → ‎carrecou (“stones”)

Descendants

• Middle Welsh: -eu
  • Welsh: -au

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese -ou, from Vulgar Latin *-āut, contracted form of Latin -āvit. Compare Galician -ou, Spanish -ó, and Italian -ò.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o(w)/ [o(ʊ̯)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /o(w)/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ow/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /o/

• Rhymes: -ow, -o

Suffix

-ou

1. a suffix indicating the third-person singular indicative preterite of a verb in -ar

   ‎amar (“to love”) + ‎-ou → ‎amou (“[he/she/it] loved”)

   ‎cantar (“to sing”) + ‎-ou → ‎cantou (“[he/she/it] sang”)

See also

• -eu
• -iu