-a
后缀
英 /ɑ/|/ə/
美 /ɑ/|/ə/
英文释义
后缀
- plural of -um
- plural of -on
- Marks singular nouns, with a foundation in Greek or Latin, often implying femininity, especially when contrasted with words terminating in -us.
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Marks nouns, with a foundation in Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, implying femininity.
— donna
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Added for metrical reasons to songs, poetry and verse, or as an empty filler syllable to other speech.
— A merry heart goes all the day Your sad tires in a mile-a
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Alternative form of 've.
— who'da thunk it?
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Clitic form of o' (contraction of of).
— buncha, cuppa, kinda, loadsa, lotta, sorta
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to (infinitive marker)
— oughta
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do (infinitive marker)
— whatta
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Pronunciation spelling of -er (the agent noun suffix).
— busta, hustla, killa, stunna, sucka
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Changes an element or substance into an oxide.
— magnesium + -a → magnesia
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Pronunciation spelling of -er (the colloquial clipping suffix).
— Macca, rugga
词源
词源 1
Learned borrowing from Latin -a (nominative second declension neuter plural suffix), plural counterpart to -um (nominative second declension neuter singular suffix).
词源 2
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -α (-a, nominative second declension neuter plural suffix), plural counterpart to -ον (-on, nominative second declension neuter singular suffix).
词源 3
Learned borrowing from Latin -a (nominative first declension neuter singular suffix)
词源 4
Borrowed from Italian -a, Spanish -a and Portuguese -a, all feminine noun suffixes from Latin -a.
词源 5
Added especially for metrical reasons, or as an empty filler syllable.
词源 6
Contraction of have.
词源 7
Contraction of of.
词源 8
Contraction of to.
词源 9
Contraction of do.
词源 10
A pronunciation spelling of -er, representing the unstressed schwa /ə/ in non-rhotic dialects.
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