-ams

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ams"

Latgalian

Etymology

Related to Latvian -ams and Russian -имый (-imyj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [-ams]

Suffix

-ams

  1. Used to form present passive participles from verbs.

Declension
Indefinite declension of -ams (type 1 adjective)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative -ams -ami -ama -amys, -amas1)
genitive -ama -amu -amys, -amas1) -amu
dative -amam -amim -amai -amom
accusative -amu -amus -amu -amys, -amas1)
instrumental -amu -amim -amu -amom
locative -amā -amūs -amā -amuos
1) dialectal
Definite declension of -ams (type 1 adjective)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative -amais, -amīs -amī -amuo -amuos
genitive -amuo -amūs -amuos -amūs
dative -amajam -amajim -amajai -amajom
accusative -amū -amūs -amū -amuos
instrumental -amū -amajim -amū -amajom
locative -amajā -amajūs -amajā -amajuos

Latvian

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ams

  1. Used to derive adjectival gerunds from verb stems (e.g., rakstīt (“to write”) -> rakstāms (“writing”).

Derived terms
Latvian terms suffixed with -ams
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