-amos

Inherited from Old Portuguese -amos, from Latin -āmus. Cognate with Galician and Spanish -amos.

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmuʃ

-amos

1. a suffix indicating the first-person plural present indicative of a verb in -ar

   ‎falar (“to talk”) + ‎-amos → ‎falamos (“[we] talk”)

   ‎matar (“to kill”) + ‎-amos → ‎matamos (“[we] kill”)

2. (Brazil) forms the first-person plural preterite indicative of 1^st conjugation verbs

   Synonym: (Portugal) -ámos

   ‎matar (“to kill”) + ‎-amos → ‎matamos (“[we] killed”)

• -emos

-amos

1. forms the first-person plural subjunctive present of 2^nd and 3^rd conjugation verbs

   ‎correr (“to run”) + ‎-amos → ‎corramos (“that we run”)

2. forms the first-person plural negative and affirmative imperative of present of 2^nd and 3^rd conjugation verbs

   ‎correr (“to run”) + ‎-amos → ‎corramos (“let’s run”)

From Latin -āmus, the first-person plural present active indicative ending of first conjugation verbs.

-amos

1. suffix indicating the first-person plural present indicative of -ar verbs

From Latin -āvimus, the first-person plural perfect active indicative ending of first conjugation verbs.

-amos

1. Suffix indicating the first-person plural preterite of -ar verbs

From Latin -eāmus, Latin -āmus, and Latin -iāmus, the first-person plural present active subjunctive endings of second, third, and fourth conjugation verbs, respectively.

-amos

1. Suffix indicating the first-person singular present subjunctive of -er and -ir verbs
2. Suffix indicating the first-person singular imperative of -er and -ir verbs

• -emos
• -imos