-a-

Etymology 1
From  (as in ) or  (as in jack-a-napes from 🇨🇬  ). Some terms have fully incorporated the use, as and ; others arise from mistaken assimilation to the form, as  and.

Etymology 2
From earlier (attested by the 14th c.), as a contraction of  and its various  forms.

Conjunction

 * 1) And

Etymology 3
From and related prepositions in other 🇨🇬 languages. Also from related misunderstandings, as from 🇨🇬.

Infix

 * 1)  Replacing carbon, especially in a ring.

Etymology 5
The vowel of.

Infix

 * 1)  A monoclonal antibody derived from a rat.

Related terms

 * is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies

Usage notes
This contrasts with the simple past,, which does not imply completion.

Interfix

 * 1) A suffix-initial vowel (or linking vowel) inserted interconsonantally between the word stem and the suffix, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning.

Etymology
Adapted from, originating ultimately from.

Interfix

 * 1) -o-

Interfix

 * 1) intrinsic derivational suffix or meaningless lexical linking element

Etymology 1
Derived from the earlier and genitive suffixes  and  used in compounds. Akin to.

Etymology
See.

Etymology

 * In most words from an old plural genitive,, from , e.g. , from , genitive plural of , modern Swedish.
 * In some words from an old singular genitive,, from , e.g. dialectal from , cf. 🇨🇬, standard Swedish.
 * Occasionally from an old singular genitive,, from , the oblique form of weak masculines.

Usage notes

 * Found in some common words like and, but elsewhere mostly common in archaic or literary words like , , , , , ,.
 * More common in dialects, especially Göta and Southern dialects of Swedish, and therefore in words derived from those dialects, e.g., , ,.