Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
-a- en · X · etymology 1
Etymology
From of a (as in half-a-crown) or of (as in jack-a-napes from Middle English Jak of Naples). Some terms have fully incorporated the use, as ragamuffin and jackanape(s); others arise from mistaken assimilation to the form, as all-a-gog and cock-a-leekie.
Meanings
(morpheme) Connective interfix used in forming compounds, often no longer carrying a distinct meaning.