-aceasuffix

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin -acea, -āceus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin -acea (formations in which are found from at least the 17th cent., e.g. crustacea Crustacea n.), use as noun of neuter plural of classical Latin -āceus (see -aceous suffix); compare -a -a suffix². The neuter plural ending is used because the names of groups of animals are short for a noun phrase with animalia , plural of animal animal n., as its head. Compare French -acées , plural (formations in which are found from at least the early 18th cent., e.g. in rubiacées : see rubiaceous adj.). Compare -acean suffix.Found in a small number of loans from post-classical Latin and (chiefly) scientific Latin from the second half of the 17th cent.

Zoology.

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Forming names of major groups of animals, typically (at least originally) having the taxonomic rank of class or order, as Cetacea, Crustacea, Testacea. These are treated as collective plurals, the singular being supplied by words in -acean suffix.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	-acea
释义	-aceasuffix Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this suffix and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin -acea, -āceus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin and scientific Latin -acea (formations in which are found from at least the 17th cent., e.g. crustacea Crustacea n.), use as noun of neuter plural of classical Latin -āceus (see -aceous suffix); compare -a -a suffix². The neuter plural ending is used because the names of groups of animals are short for a noun phrase with animalia , plural of animal animal n., as its head. Compare French -acées , plural (formations in which are found from at least the early 18th cent., e.g. in rubiacées : see rubiaceous adj.). Compare -acean suffix.Found in a small number of loans from post-classical Latin and (chiefly) scientific Latin from the second half of the 17th cent. Zoology. Categories » Forming names of major groups of animals, typically (at least originally) having the taxonomic rank of class or order, as Cetacea, Crustacea, Testacea. These are treated as collective plurals, the singular being supplied by words in -acean suffix. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < suffix
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