-a1
/ə/suffix
Forming:
1Ancient or Latinized modern names of animals and plants: primula
2Names of oxides: baryta
3Geographical names: Africa
4Ancient or Latinized modern feminine forenames: Lydia
5Nouns from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish: duenna stanza
Origin
Representing a Greek, Latin, or Romance feminine singular.
-a2
/ə/suffix
Forming plural nouns:
1From Greek or Latin neuter plurals corresponding to a singular in -um or -on (such as addenda, phenomena).
2In names (often from modern Latin) of zoological groups: Insectivora
-a3
/ə/suffix informal
1Of: coupla
2Have: mighta
3To: oughta
Origin
Representing a casual pronunciation.
- guddler
- gudgeon
- gudgeon pin
- Gudrun
- guelder rose
- Guelph
- Guelphic
- guenon
- guerdon
- Guericke, Otto von
- guerilla
- guerilla knitter
- guerilla knitting
- guerilla theater
- Guernica
- Guernsey
- Guernsey lily
- Guerrero
- guerrilla
- guerrilla art
- guerrilla artist
- guerrilla gardener
- guerrilla gardening
- guerrilla knitter
- guerrilla knitting