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-a en · X · etymology 4
Pronunciation
- /ə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian -a, Spanish -a and Portuguese -a, all feminine noun suffixes from Latin -a.
Meanings
-
(morpheme) Marks nouns, with a foundation in Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, implying femininity.
Antonyms
he- (antonym(s) of “female suffix”)
Synonyms
-ette · -ress · -ess · -ine · -trix · she-
| Lemma | Language | Part of speech |
|---|
| ^ | en | ADP |
| ~ | en | SYM |
| == | en | CCONJ |
| | en | PUNCT |
| -' | en | PART |
| ! | en | SYM |
| ? | en | NOUN |
| ? | en | ADJ |
| · | en | SYM |
| ' | en | PART |
| ' | en | SYM |
| ‘ | en | SYM |
| ‘ ’ | en | PUNCT |
| ’ | en | PUNCT |
| “ ” | en | PUNCT |
| @ 3 | en | CCONJ |
| @ 1 | en | VERB |
| @ 1 | en | NOUN |
| @ 1 | en | ADP |
| @ 2 | en | SYM |
| @ 3 | en | SYM |
| @$$ | en | NOUN |
| $$$ | en | NOUN |
| * | en | SYM |
| & | en | CCONJ |
| % | en | X |
| + | en | CCONJ |
| ++ | en | X |
| ɢ | en | SYM |
| ɤ | en | SYM |
| ɴ | en | SYM |
| ɶ | en | SYM |
| ʀ | en | SYM |
| ʉ | en | SYM |
| ʏ | en | SYM |
| ʜ | en | SYM |
| ʹ | en | SYM |
| ᴀ | en | SYM |
| ᴄ | en | SYM |
| ᴋ | en | SYM |
| ᴛ | en | SYM |
| ᴢ | en | SYM |
| ᵫ | en | SYM |
| ᵺ | en | SYM |
| ‐ | en | PUNCT |
| – | en | SYM |
| ′ | en | SYM |
| ℞ | en | SYM |
| ∆ | en | NOUN |
| ◌̆ | en | SYM |
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