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)
Etymology
adopted unchanged Classical Latin and Ancient Greek -a
Evidence
abscissa, amoeba, antenna, aorta, arena, Cathartesaura, cornea, Cyrenaica, echidna, idea, juxta, larva, luna, orbita, puerpera, purpura, rasa, rotavirus, silva, spatha, tephra, tessera, ulna, urethra, vita
See Also
-ae, -an, -us, -ia, -ea, -(o)ea
Homographs
A, A, a-, a-, a-, a-, a-, a-, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a, -a
