-avan

See also: avan, and avan-

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ābant.

Suffix

-avan (1st conj.)

1. a suffix indicating the third-person plural indicative imperfect of a verb in -ar

   ‎amar (“to love”) + ‎-avan → ‎amavan (“[They] used to love”)

   ‎cantar (“to sing”) + ‎-avan → ‎cantavan (“[They] used to sing”)

   ‎voar (“to fly”) + ‎-avan → ‎voavan (“[They] used to fly”)

Descendants

• Galician: -aban
• Portuguese: -avam