-a

Morpheme

-a

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin plural of -um (often zoological or taxonomic suffix)

Etymology

Latin -a

Evidence

animalia, bacteria, cilia, coleoptera, data, diptera, mammalia, media, memoranda, nucifraga, reptilia

See Also

-um, -an

Homographs

A, a-, -a, a-, -a, a-, -a, a-, -a, -a, -a, -a

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