Re: [tied] Latin -ô / -ônis endings

There are three Latin sources for Portuguese ending -ão (-a~o)

1) Latin - onem (-o:) > -om > -a~o cf. leonem (leo) > leom > le~ao "lion" pl. leo~es (<leones)

2) Latin - anem (-anis) > -am > -a~o cf. canem (canis) > cam > ca~o, pl. ca~es (<canes) "dog"

and Johanem (Johanis) > Joam > Joa~o

3) -anum (-anus) > -am > a~o cf. manum > mam > ma~o "hand", pl. ma~os (<manos) "hand"

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From: Piotr Gasiorowski

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Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 7:18 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Latin -ô / -ônis endings

Perhaps you have. My impression is that the regular development of -a:tio:n(em) is -ação, and that final -o:n(em) developed as João says it did.

Piotr

----- Original Message -----
From: petegray

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Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 9:22 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Latin -ô / -ônis endings

> In Portuguese the Latin -o: (-onem) developped into -a~o ,