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[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Kathyrian suffixes]] [[Category:Kathyrian morphemes]]
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Kathyrian suffixes]] [[Category:Kathyrian morphemes]]
==Grekelin==
===Pronunciation (IPA)===
* [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: (Standard Grekelin) /a/, [ɑ]
* [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: (South Slavic Grekelin) [ɑ]
* [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: (North Slavic Grekelin) [a]
===Etymology===
A fusion of Medieval Greek ''-ος'' (-os) and ''-ας'' (as), with the loss of final -s during the early stages and the raising of ''o'' > ''a'' in most dialects, ultimately inherited from Proto-Indo-European ''*-os'' and cognate with Latin ''-us'', Icelandic ''-ur'' and Italian ''-o''.
===Suffix===
'''-a'''
# Used to form first declension nouns, declined like "gnudzsa".
# Used to form agent nouns on certain weak verbs
#: ''darao'' (To perform an action, intervene) > ''darata'' (Action, combat)
[[Category:Grekelin lemmas]]
[[Category:Grekelin words]]
[[Category:Grekelin words inherited from Greek]]
[[Category:Grekelin suffixes]]

Revision as of 00:41, 4 January 2025

See also: a

Kathyrian

Alternative forms

-ta

Pronunciation

IPA: [ə]

Suffix

-a

  1. forms the indefinite singular form of nouns

Usage notes

As with all other affixes associated with nouns, -a implicitly nominalizes the root.

Grekelin

Pronunciation (IPA)

  • IPA: (Standard Grekelin) /a/, [ɑ]
  • IPA: (South Slavic Grekelin) [ɑ]
  • IPA: (North Slavic Grekelin) [a]

Etymology

A fusion of Medieval Greek -ος (-os) and -ας (as), with the loss of final -s during the early stages and the raising of o > a in most dialects, ultimately inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-os and cognate with Latin -us, Icelandic -ur and Italian -o.

Suffix

-a

  1. Used to form first declension nouns, declined like "gnudzsa".
  1. Used to form agent nouns on certain weak verbs
    darao (To perform an action, intervene) > darata (Action, combat)