-a

Morpheme

-a

Type

suffix

Denotation

Romance feminine noun ending (masculine -o, Italian plural -e)

Etymology

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan -a

Evidence

aria, botija, cabana, casa, fava, foiba, fuga, Laguna, mandorla, marasca, opera, paella, palma, pasta, pellagra, primavera, riviera, Romagna, sala, selva, soda, squadra, tequila, terra, terracotta, umbrella, vanilla, viola, zebra

See Also

-o, -e

Homographs

A, A, a-, a-, a-, a-, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, a(n)- [a-, an-], a(b)(s)- [ab-, abs-, a-]

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