-anto

See also: anto and anto-

Esperanto

Suffix

-anto

1. See -ant-

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.toː/, [ˈän̪t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.to/, [ˈän̪t̪o]

Suffix

-antō

1. third-person plural future active imperative of -ō (first conjugation)

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

• -kanto, -yanto (allomorphs)

Etymology

From -anö (recent past imperfective suffix) +‎ -to (plural verb suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-anto]

Suffix

-anto

1. Forms the plural of the recent past imperfective tense when the arguments of the verb are third-person.

Usage notes

This suffix can cause syllable reduction. The suffix takes the form -kanto when the preceding syllable is reducible and has an onset of k, -yanto when the preceding syllable ends in i, and -anto in other contexts.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon, pages 213–222