"-a" meaning in Volapük

See -a in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Head templates: {{head|vo|suffix}} -a
  1. A morpheme used to mark the genitive singular of a word (such as a noun, adjective or pronoun). It is also the most common morpheme used in creating innumerable compound words, some of which can be very long Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--a-vo-suffix-~mzniylR Categories (other): Pages with 70 entries, Pages with entries, Volapük entries with incorrect language header
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