-ae
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See also: -æ and Appendix:Variations of "ae"
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin -ae, typically the nominative plural case ending for first-declension feminine nouns. For forms with their singular in -e, typically representing Latin borrowings of Ancient Greek words.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: -ē, -ī, -ā, IPA(key): /-iː/, /-aɪ/, /-eɪ/
Suffix[edit]
-ae
Usage notes[edit]
Although -ae is normally used for plural forms in English, some set phrases borrowed from Latin use it for the singular dative or genitive case (e.g. lapsus linguae, "slip of the tongue").
Derived terms[edit]
See Category:English plurals in -ae with singular in -a & in -e
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Declined forms of -us (suffix forming adjectives).
Suffix[edit]
-ae
Etymology 2[edit]
Declined forms of -a (suffix forming masculine agent nouns).
Suffix[edit]
-ae m
Portuguese[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ae
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English inflectional suffixes
- English plurals in -ae with singular in -a
- English plurals in -ae with singular in -e
- Latin 1-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin suffix forms
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese suffixes
- Portuguese archaic forms