"-a" meaning in Icelandic

See -a in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology templates: {{etymid|is|verb-forming}} Head templates: {{head|is|suffix}} -a
  1. forms verbs from nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a-is-suffix-RqkCfDuk Categories (other): Icelandic links with redundant target parameters, Icelandic links with redundant wikilinks, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Derived forms: afmeyja, ansa, anza, ávarpa, baða, falda, fangelsa, flaka, hneppa, launa, líma, mala, mjólka, pakka, punkta, putta, rassa, rita, skrifa, slefa, sparka, spjalla, svara, totta, ulla, vona
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology templates: {{etymid|is|adverb-forming}} Head templates: {{head|is|suffix}} -a
  1. Used to form adverbs from adjectives. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -ari, -ingi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "word": "afmeyja"
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        {
          "word": "ansa"
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        {
          "word": "anza"
        },
        {
          "word": "ávarpa"
        },
        {
          "word": "baða"
        },
        {
          "word": "falda"
        },
        {
          "word": "fangelsa"
        },
        {
          "word": "flaka"
        },
        {
          "word": "hneppa"
        },
        {
          "word": "launa"
        },
        {
          "word": "líma"
        },
        {
          "word": "mala"
        },
        {
          "word": "mjólka"
        },
        {
          "word": "pakka"
        },
        {
          "word": "punkta"
        },
        {
          "word": "putta"
        },
        {
          "word": "rassa"
        },
        {
          "word": "rita"
        },
        {
          "word": "skrifa"
        },
        {
          "word": "slefa"
        },
        {
          "word": "sparka"
        },
        {
          "word": "spjalla"
        },
        {
          "word": "svara"
        },
        {
          "word": "totta"
        },
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          "word": "ulla"
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          "word": "vona"
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        },
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        },
        {
          "text": "von (“hope”) + -a → vona (“to hope”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "ávarp (“an address”) + -a → ávarpa (“to address”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "rit (“a writ”) + -a → rita (“to write”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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      "word": "launa"
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      "word": "mala"
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      "word": "mjólka"
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      "word": "pakka"
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      "word": "punkta"
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      "word": "putta"
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      "word": "rassa"
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      "word": "rita"
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      "word": "skrifa"
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      "word": "slefa"
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      "word": "sparka"
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      "word": "spjalla"
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      "word": "svara"
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