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-ont-

-ont-

See also: ont, Ont, ONT, önt, ont-, on't, Ont., and Appendix:Variations of "ont"

Esperanto

Suffix

-ont-

  1. (nominal) -onto One who will do the action of the root
    Example: ami (to love), amonto (one who is to love)
  2. (adjectival) -onta The active future participle
    Example: ami (to love), amonta (about to love)
  3. (adverbial) -onte The active future adverbial participle
    Example: ami (to love), amonte (being about to love)

Etymology

The o vowel of future-tense -os plus the nt of the Latin/Romance active present participle.

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