"-ə" meaning in Italian

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Suffix

Forms: [plural], -ɜ [plural, uncommon], -ɜ [plural, uncommon]
Etymology: From the of the symbol's use as a neuter vowel in other languages and transcription systems. Head templates: {{it-adj|pl=#|pl2=-ɜ|pl2_qual=less commonly}} -ə (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ə or (less commonly) -ɜ), {{it-noun|n|#|pl2=-ɜ|pl2_qual=less commonly}} -ə n (noun-forming suffix, usually invariable, plural (less commonly) -ɜ)
  1. (gender-neutral, neologism) word ending for adjectives and noun as a replacement of -o and -a to include both genders Tags: gender-neutral, invariable, morpheme, neologism, neuter, usually Synonyms: -o/a, -*, -@
    Sense id: en--ə-it-suffix-KLhxcOWS Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian neologisms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ə",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ɜ",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ɜ",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "plural",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "it-adj"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "#",
        "pl2": "-ɜ",
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      },
      "expansion": "-ə n (noun-forming suffix, usually invariable, plural (less commonly) -ɜ)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Italian neologisms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "word ending for adjectives and noun as a replacement of -o and -a to include both genders"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
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          "-o",
          "-o#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "-a",
          "-a#Italian"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "-o/a"
        },
        {
          "word": "-*"
        },
        {
          "word": "-@"
        }
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        "invariable",
        "morpheme",
        "neologism",
        "neuter",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ə"
}
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "-ə",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ɜ",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ɜ",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "pl": "#",
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
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        "Italian countable suffixes",
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian gender-neutral terms",
        "Italian indeclinable suffixes",
        "Italian lemmas",
        "Italian neologisms",
        "Italian neuter suffixes",
        "Italian noun-forming suffixes",
        "Italian suffixes",
        "Italian suffixes with red links in their headword lines",
        "Italian terms spelled with Ə"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "word ending for adjectives and noun as a replacement of -o and -a to include both genders"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "-o",
          "-o#Italian"
        ],
        [
          "-a",
          "-a#Italian"
        ]
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      ],
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          "word": "-o/a"
        },
        {
          "word": "-*"
        },
        {
          "word": "-@"
        }
      ],
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        "invariable",
        "morpheme",
        "neologism",
        "neuter",
        "usually"
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    }
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}

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