Morpheme
-a
Type
suffix
Denotation
singular Latin and Ancient Greek suffix (common anatomical, philosophical, medical, and taxonomic suffix) (feminine equivalent of masculine -us)
Etymology
adopted unchanged Classical Latin and Ancient Greek -a
Evidence
amoeba, antenna, aorta, Cathartesaura, cornea, -ia, idea, juxta, larva, luna, mania, puerpera, purpura, rasa, rotavirus, tabula, tephra, tessera, ulna, urethra, vertebra
