"-α" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Suffix

IPA: /aː/, /a/, /a/, /aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: -ᾱ [canonical], -ā [alternative], -ᾱς [genitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *-ā́, from Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂. Cognate with Latin feminine -a, from Old Latin and Proto-Italic *-ā (both in names and adjectives). Etymology templates: {{etymon|grc|inh|ine-pro>*-éh₂>collective nouns|id=verbal noun suffix}}, {{m+|grk-pro|*-ā́}} Proto-Hellenic *-ā́, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*-éh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂, {{m+|itc-ola|-}} Old Latin, {{m+|itc-pro|*-ā}} Proto-Italic *-ā Head templates: {{grc-noun|-ᾱ|-ᾱς|f|first}} -ᾱ • (-ā) f (genitive -ᾱς); first declension
  1. Earlier form of -η (-ē). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--α-grc-suffix-grc:o_grade Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /a/, /a/, /a/, /a/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: -ᾰ [canonical], -a [alternative]
Etymology: From the neuter accusative plural ending -ᾰ (-a). Head templates: {{grc-adverb|-ᾰ}} -ᾰ • (-a)
  1. Added to adjectival roots to form an adverb: -ly Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--α-grc-suffix-grc:adverb Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 40 7 41 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 43 4 45 2 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "2": "inh",
        "3": "ine-pro>*-éh₂>collective nouns",
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      },
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
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      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *-ā́",
      "name": "m+"
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      "form": "-ᾱ",
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ᾱς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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  ],
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "ᾰ̓γείρω (ageírō, “to gather”) + -ᾱ > ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́)"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-α"
}

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          "_dis": "0 40 7 41 3 10",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "0 43 4 45 2 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "σᾰφ-ής (saph-ḗs, “clear”) + -ᾰ (-a) → σᾰ́φᾰ (sápha, “clearly”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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  "word": "-α"
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    "Ancient Greek feminine suffixes",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek noun-forming suffixes",
    "Ancient Greek suffixes",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "form": "-ᾱ",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-ā",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    }
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        {
          "text": "ᾰ̓γείρω (ageírō, “to gather”) + -ᾱ > ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́)"
        }
      ],
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        "Earlier form of -η (-ē)."
      ],
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          "-η",
          "-η#Ancient_Greek"
        ]
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-α"
}

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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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