"-ae" meaning in English

See -ae in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-iː/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /-aɪ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /-eɪ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: -ē [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From Latin -ae, typically the nominative plural case ending for first-declension feminine nouns. For forms with their singular in -e, typically representing Latin borrowings of Ancient Greek words. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-ae}} Latin -ae, {{l|en|nominative case|nominative}} nominative, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ae, {{en-suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -ae
  1. plural of -a Tags: form-of, morpheme, plural Form of: -a Synonyms:

Alternative forms

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