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-==Kathyrian==
+==Grekelin==
-===Alternative forms===
+===Pronunciation (IPA)===
-{{term|-ta}}
+* [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: (Standard Grekelin) /a/, [ɑ]
-===Pronunciation===
+* [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: (South Slavic Grekelin) [ɑ]
-[[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: [ə]
+* [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: (North Slavic Grekelin) [a]
+===Etymology===
+A fusion of Medieval Greek ''-ος'' (-os) and ''-ας'' (as), with the loss of final -s during the early stages and the raising of ''o'' > ''a'' in most dialects, ultimately inherited from Proto-Indo-European ''*-os'' and cognate with Latin ''-us'', Icelandic ''-ur'' and Italian ''-o''.
 ===Suffix===
 '''-a'''
-# ''forms the indefinite singular form of nouns''
+# Used to form first declension nouns, declined like "gnudzsa".
-====Usage notes====
+# Used to form agent nouns on certain weak verbs
-As with all other affixes associated with nouns, ''-a'' implicitly nominalizes the root.
+#: ''darao'' (To perform an action, intervene) > ''darata'' (Action, combat)
-[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Kathyrian suffixes]] [[Category:Kathyrian morphemes]]
+[[Category:Grekelin lemmas]]
+[[Category:Grekelin words]]
+[[Category:Grekelin words inherited from Greek]]
+[[Category:Grekelin suffixes]]