-ê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese -er, the second-conjugation verb-forming suffix.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈe/

Suffix

-ê (participle -ido)

  1. verb-forming suffix
    ‎Malay (men)colek (“to scoop a small amount with the forefinger”) + ‎-ê → ‎cholê (“to spoon”)

Usage notes
  • Largely not productive outside of verbs formed from non-Portuguese stems.
  • Much rarer than -â, and only used when the final vowel of the original loanword is -e.

Derived terms
Macanese terms suffixed with -ê
  • (other verb-forming suffixes from Portuguese): -â, -í
  • (other word-final verb-forming suffixes): -ú
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