"-a" meaning in Albanian

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Article

Etymology: Continues Common Albanian *-ó, which became -a after colliding with -ë in feminine words. It did remain an -o in ajo, which was formed in this period. Inherited from Proto-Albanian *háh (“the, she”), identical to the Pre-Proto-Albanian form, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. Related to e (“of, the, to”) and -e. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*háh||the, she|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Albanian *háh (“the, she”), {{inh+|sq|sqj-pro|*háh||the, she}} Inherited from Proto-Albanian *háh (“the, she”), {{inh|sq|ine-pro|*séh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ Head templates: {{head|sq|article|g=f}} -a f
  1. feminine singular nominative suffixed definite article. the Tags: feminine Coordinate_terms: -i, -u, -të
    Sense id: en--a-sq-article-SXxb0ffI Categories (other): Albanian articles, Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|sq|suffix}} -a
  1. forms the plural forms for many nouns. -s Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a-sq-suffix-628XeYsn Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    [
      "ajo",
      "ajo#Albanian"
    ],
    [
      "*háh",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Albanian/háh"
    ],
    [
      "*séh₂",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/séh₂"
    ],
    [
      "e",
      "e#Albanian"
    ],
    [
      "-e",
      "-e#Albanian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "sqj-pro",
        "3": "*háh",
        "4": "",
        "5": "the, she",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Albanian *háh (“the, she”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "sqj-pro",
        "3": "*háh",
        "4": "",
        "5": "the, she"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Albanian *háh (“the, she”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*séh₂"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *séh₂",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Continues Common Albanian *-ó, which became -a after colliding with -ë in feminine words. It did remain an -o in ajo, which was formed in this period. Inherited from Proto-Albanian *háh (“the, she”), identical to the Pre-Proto-Albanian form, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. Related to e (“of, the, to”) and -e.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "article",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-a f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "article",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "53 47",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "-i"
        },
        {
          "word": "-u"
        },
        {
          "word": "-të"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ditë f (“day”) + -a → dita (“the day”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "natë f (“night”) + -a → nata (“the night”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine singular nominative suffixed definite article. the"
      ],
      "id": "en--a-sq-article-SXxb0ffI",
      "links": [
        [
          "suffix",
          "suffix#English"
        ],
        [
          "definite",
          "definite#English"
        ],
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          "article",
          "article#English"
        ],
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          "the",
          "the"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-a"
}

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      ],
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        {
          "text": "burrë m (“man”) + -a → burra (“men”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "vetull f (“eyebrow”) + -a → vetulla (“eyebrows”)"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en--a-sq-suffix-628XeYsn",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "-s",
          "-s"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-a"
}
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    "Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian",
    "Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Pages with 70 entries",
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    [
      "*séh₂",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/séh₂"
    ],
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      "e",
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    ],
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      "-e",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
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        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*séh₂"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *séh₂",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Continues Common Albanian *-ó, which became -a after colliding with -ë in feminine words. It did remain an -o in ajo, which was formed in this period. Inherited from Proto-Albanian *háh (“the, she”), identical to the Pre-Proto-Albanian form, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂. Related to e (“of, the, to”) and -e.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "sq",
        "2": "article",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-a f",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "article",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "-i"
        },
        {
          "word": "-u"
        },
        {
          "word": "-të"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "ditë f (“day”) + -a → dita (“the day”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "natë f (“night”) + -a → nata (“the night”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine singular nominative suffixed definite article. the"
      ],
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        [
          "suffix",
          "suffix#English"
        ],
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          "definite#English"
        ],
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          "article",
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        ],
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          "the",
          "the"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-a"
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          "text": "burrë m (“man”) + -a → burra (“men”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "vetull f (“eyebrow”) + -a → vetulla (“eyebrows”)"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "-s",
          "-s"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-a"
}

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