-ae

See also: -æ and Appendix:Variations of "ae"

English

Alternative forms

• -æ

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: -ē, -ī, -ā, IPA^(key): /-iː/, /-aɪ/, /-eɪ/

Suffix

-ae

1. plural of -a

Usage notes

Although -ae is normally used for plural forms in English, some set phrases borrowed from Latin use it for the singular dative or genitive case (e.g. lapsus linguae, "slip of the tongue").

Derived terms

See Category:English plurals in -ae with singular in -a & in -e

Anagrams

• EA, Ea, ea, ea.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯/, [äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e/, [ɛː]

Etymology 1

Declined forms of -us (suffix forming adjectives).

Suffix

-ae

1. inflection of -us:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine plural
   2. genitive/dative feminine singular

Etymology 2

Declined forms of -a (suffix forming masculine agent nouns).

Suffix

-ae m

1. inflection of -a:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive/dative singular

Portuguese

Suffix

-ae

1. Archaic spelling of -ai.