Suffix
plural of -um
plural of -on
-a (plural -ae or -æ)
Marks singular nouns, with a foundation in Greek or Latin, often implying femininity, especially when contrasted with words terminating in -us.
-a
Changes an element or substance into an oxide.
magnesium + -a → magnesia
-a
(slang) Alternative form of 've
who'da thunk it?
shoulda
coulda
woulda
-a
Marks nouns, with a foundation in Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, implying femininity.
donna
signora
-a
Added for metrical reasons to songs, poetry and verse, or as an empty filler syllable to other speech.
-a
(slang) clitic form of o' (contraction of of)
lotta
loadsa
cuppa
kinda
sorta
-a
(informal) to (infinitive marker)
oughta
wanna
gotta
gonna
-a
nominative masculine n-stem ending
ācweorna ― squirrel
fola ― foal
draca ― dragon
grīma ― mask
heorra ― door hinge
used to form masculine agents, usually from verbs
Synonyms: -end, -ere
ġiefan (“to give”) + -a → ġiefa (“giver”)
dēman (“to judge”) + -a → dēma (“a judge”)
cuman (“to come”) + -a → cuma (“guest”)
-a
Ending forming adverbs
-a (plural -ae or -æ)
Marks singular nouns, with a foundation in Greek or Latin, often implying femininity, especially when contrasted with words terminating in -us.
-a
Changes an element or substance into an oxide.
magnesium + -a → magnesia
-a
(slang) Alternative form of 've
who'da thunk it?
shoulda
coulda
woulda
-a
Marks nouns, with a foundation in Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, implying femininity.
donna
signora
-a
Added for metrical reasons to songs, poetry and verse, or as an empty filler syllable to other speech.
-a
(slang) clitic form of o' (contraction of of)
lotta
loadsa
cuppa
kinda
sorta
-a
(informal) to (infinitive marker)
oughta
wanna
gotta
gonna
-a
nominative masculine n-stem ending
ācweorna ― squirrel
fola ― foal
draca ― dragon
grīma ― mask
heorra ― door hinge
used to form masculine agents, usually from verbs
Synonyms: -end, -ere
ġiefan (“to give”) + -a → ġiefa (“giver”)
dēman (“to judge”) + -a → dēma (“a judge”)
cuman (“to come”) + -a → cuma (“guest”)
-a
Ending forming adverbs