Contionary:-a

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)