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==[[Europic]]==
[[Category: Europic words]]
[[Category: Europic affixes]]
[[Category: Europic suffixes]]
{{Template: Europic Pronuncation|a}}
===Affix (Suffix, adjectival)===
'''-a'''
# -ed, -ate, -y
#: Standard ending for adjectives, determiners, and numbers. Converts a verb (ending in ''[[Contionary: -e#Europic|-e]]'') to a past participle equivalent to ''[[Contionary: -ita#Europic|-ita]]'', e.g. ''[[Contionary: bate#Europic|bate]]'' ‘to build’ → ''[[Contionary: bata#Europic|bata]]'' ‘built’ (=''[[Contionary: batita#Europic|batita]]''), however, only ''[[Contionary: -ita#Europic|-ita]]'' can specify that it is derived from a verb. For example, ''[[Contionary: toma#Europic|toma]]'' can mean either ‘empty’ or ‘emptied’, while ''[[Contionary: tomita#Europic|tomita]]'' can only mean ‘emptied’.


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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]
 
''See also:'' '''{{term|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===
===Suffix===
'''-a'''
'''-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]]

Latest revision as of 15:04, 18 March 2026

Europic

Pronunciation

Affix (Suffix, adjectival)

-a

  1. -ed, -ate, -y
    Standard ending for adjectives, determiners, and numbers. Converts a verb (ending in -e) to a past participle equivalent to -ita, e.g. bate ‘to build’ → bata ‘built’ (=batita), however, only -ita can specify that it is derived from a verb. For example, toma can mean either ‘empty’ or ‘emptied’, while tomita can only mean ‘emptied’.

Grekelin

Pronunciation (IPA)

  • IPA: (Standard Grekelin) /a/, [ɑ]
  • IPA: (South Slavic Grekelin) [ɑ]
  • IPA: (North Slavic Grekelin) [a]

See also: 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

  1. Used to form first declension nouns, declined like "gnudzsa".
  1. Used to form agent nouns on certain weak verbs
    darao (To perform an action, intervene) > darata (Action, combat)