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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-ëda, from Proto-Uralic *-(e)ta.

Suffix

-ea (front vowel harmony variant -eä, linguistic notation -eA)

  1. A suffix for making adjectives from some nouns and verbs.
    kalpa- + -eakalpea (pale)
    pyörä (wheel) + -eapyöreä (round)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Alternative forms

  • -ee (mainly Tavastian and Savonian)
  • -ia (mainly Ostrobothnian, Peräpohja and southeastern)

Derived terms

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ea.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ea

  1. having the color of
    oranjo (orange (fruit)) + -eaoranjea (orange (color))

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ea

  1. inflection of -eus:
    1. nominative/ablative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Portuguese

Suffix

-ea (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

  1. female equivalent of -eo

Derived terms

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Latin -ēre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of second conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -er, Italian -ere, etc.

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ea

    1. A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.
    Conjugation

    See also

    Etymology 2

      Inherited from Latin -ella.

      Suffix

      -ea f (plural -ele, masculine -el, masculine plural -ei)

      1. Used to form the feminine diminutive of a word
      Declension
      More information singular, plural ...
      Derived terms
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      Spanish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈea/ [ˈe.a]
      • Rhymes: -ea
      • Syllabification: -e‧a

      Suffix

      -ea (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

      1. female equivalent of -eo

      Further reading

      Swahili

      Etymology

      Compare with Chichewa -era.

      Suffix

      -ea

      1. mid vowel variant of -ia

      Walloon

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ja/, /ɛː/, /æː/

      Suffix

      -ea

      1. Added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive form.

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