Morpheme
-ae
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) Latin plural ending of -a; (2) taxonomic suffix; (3) Latinized plural of Ancient Greek -e
Etymology
(1) Latin -ae, -æ, from -a; (2) Latin -ae; Ancient Greek -ai, from -ē
Evidence
amoebae, amygdalae, antennae, aortae, cellae, citharae, echidnae, ferae, gambae, gemmae, Hermae, ideae, indigenae, juxtae, larvae, Moirae, morae, nymphae, orbitae, scenae, silvae, Siphonophorae, spathae, stelae, thermae, ulnae, urethrae, vitae
Notes
also spelled -æ
