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-a¹

  • /a/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin illa, nominative feminine singular of ille.

suffix -ua

  1. article, definite, feminine, morpheme the (feminine singular, nominative and accusative)

-a²

  • /a/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin -āre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of first conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -ar, French -er, Italian -are, etc.

suffix a -a · -ând · -at · - · -i · -ă

  1. morpheme A suffix forming infinitives of first conjugation verbs.

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"-a." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/-a. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-a. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-a

Chicago

"-a." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-a.

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@misc{a_2026,
  title = {-a},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-a},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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