-ae

See also: and Appendix:Variations of "ae"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Representing the nominative plural case endings belonging to Latin first-declension feminine nouns.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ae

  1. plural of -a

Usage notes

  • Although both ‐æ and ‐ae are normally used as plural forms in English, they are occasionally used as singular forms within the dative case or genitive case. Notably in the phrase ‘lapsus linguae’.

Derived terms

Category:English irregular plurals ending in "-ae"

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Declined forms of -us (suffix forming adjectives).

Suffix

-ae

  1. inflection of -us:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine plural
    2. genitive/dative feminine singular

Etymology 2

Declined forms of -a (suffix forming masculine agent nouns).

Suffix

-ae m

  1. inflection of -a:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive/dative singular

Portuguese

Suffix

-ae

  1. Archaic spelling of -ai.

Teanu

Etymology

From earlier *kel, from Proto-Oceanic *keli, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *keli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

Pronunciation

Verb

-ae

  1. to dig, hollow out

References

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