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-a

suffix

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Meaning
  1. Used to form verbs from nouns.
  2. Used to form adverbs from adjectives.
  3. suffix used for verb or adverb formation
  4. A word ending added to nouns to create verbs or to adjectives to create adverbs.
Examples

týskur (“a German”) + -a → týska (“Germanize”)

German (a German) + -a becomes Germanize.

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a productive suffix used in word formation.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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