Morpheme
-ea
Type
suffix
Denotation
singular noun suffix (plural -eae)
Etymology
Latin -aea, -ea, -ia; Ancient Greek -aia, -eîa, -ías
Evidence
Bracteacoccus, Cadmea, cavae, chorea, cochlea, cornea, Nicaea, trachea
Notes
also spelled -aea and -æa but only Nicaea consistently maintains the -aea spelling
