Morpheme
-a
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) Latin plural ending of -um (often zoological or taxonomic suffix); (2) Latin plural ending of -us of third declension nouns with -er- and -or- oblique stems; (3) Latin plural ending of -en of third declension nouns with -in- oblique stems; (4) Latin plural ending of -ut of third declension nouns with -it- oblique stems
Etymology
Latin -a
Evidence
abdomina, Animalia, Bacteria, Bimana, cilia, Coleoptera, corpora, crimina, data, Diptera, discrimina, folia, genera, germina, glomera, hypogea, legumina, limina, Mammalia, media, memoranda, Nucifraga, occipita, onera, osmotica, Quadrumana, Reptilia, rumina, sincipita, vellera
See Also
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-]
