-icho
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Suffix
-icho
- H-system spelling of -iĉo
Etymology
Suffix
-icho m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ichos, feminine -icha, feminine plural -ichas)
- forms diminutives: governicho, barbicha
Derived terms
| ALIV | -icho |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | -icho |
| New Tribes | -icho |
Alternative forms
- -cho (allomorph after diphthongal i)
Etymology
From -i (recent/distant past perfective suffix) + -to (plural verb suffix).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-icho
- forms the plural of the recent past perfective tense when the arguments of the verb are third-person
- forms the plural of the distant past perfective tense when both the agent and patient (if there is one) of the verb are third-person
Usage notes
This suffix does not cause syllable reduction. When it attaches to a stem that ends in a vowel followed by i, it takes the form -cho.
The second sense can be readily distinguished from the first because it requires the distant-past third-person marker kün- instead of ordinary person markers.
References
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