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Definitions
- 1 plural of -um form-of, morpheme, plural
- 2 plural of -on form-of, morpheme, plural
- 3 Marks singular nouns, with a foundation in Greek or Latin, often implying femininity, especially when contrasted with words terminating in -us. morpheme
- 4 Marks nouns, with a foundation in Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, implying femininity. morpheme
"donna"
- 5 Added for metrical reasons to songs, poetry and verse, or as an empty filler syllable to other speech. morpheme
"A merry heart goes all the day Your sad tires in a mile-a"
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- 6 Alternative form of 've. alt-of, alternative, morpheme, slang
"who'da thunk it?"
- 7 Clitic form of o' (contraction of of). clitic, form-of, morpheme, slang
"buncha, cuppa, kinda, loadsa, lotta, sorta"
- 8 to (infinitive marker) informal, morpheme
"oughta"
- 9 do (infinitive marker) informal, morpheme
"whatta"
- 10 Changes an element or substance into an oxide. morpheme
"magnesium + -a → magnesia"
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -a (nominative second declension neuter plural suffix), plural counterpart to -um (nominative second declension neuter singular suffix).
Borrowed from Ancient Greek -α (-a, nominative second declension neuter plural suffix), plural counterpart to -ον (-on, nominative second declension neuter singular suffix).
Borrowed from Latin -a (nominative first declension neuter singular suffix)
Borrowed from Italian -a, Spanish -a and Portuguese -a, all feminine noun suffixes from Latin -a.
Added especially for metrical reasons, or as an empty filler syllable.
Contraction of have.
Contraction of of.
Contraction of to.
Contraction of do.
See also for "-a"
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