Morpheme
-a
Type
suffix
Denotation
singular Latin and Ancient Greek suffix (common anatomical, philosophical, medical, and taxonomic suffix) (feminine equivalent of masculine -us) (plural -ae or rarely -ai)
Etymology
adopted unchanged Classical Latin and Ancient Greek -a
Evidence
abscissa, acantha, amoeba, antenna, aorta, arena, Atherina, cornea, Cyrenaica, drachma, echidna, electronica, Frigga, gamba, -ica, idea, indigena, juxta, larva, luna, magistra, Malaya, mora, naphtha, orbita, plethora, puerpera, purpura, rasa, rhea, rotavirus, scena, silva, spatha, stela, strongyla, tephra, tessera, Trombicula, ulna, urethra, Vega, vita
