-a

短语

发音

US /ɑ/
UK /ɑ/
US /ə/
US /eɪ/
UK /ə/
UK /eɪ/

词形变化

-as 复数 -ae 复数

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    plural of -um

  2. 1.

    plural of -on

  3. 1.

    Marks singular nouns, with a foundation in Greek or Latin, often implying femininity, especially when contrasted with words terminating in -us.

  4. 2.

    Changes an element or substance into an oxide.

    magnesium + -a → magnesia

  5. 1.

    Marks nouns, with a foundation in Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, implying femininity.

  6. 1.

    Added for metrical reasons to songs, poetry and verse, or as an empty filler syllable to other speech.

    I love to sing-a / about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a, / I love to sing-a / about a sky of blue-a, or a tea for two-a.

  7. 1.

    Alternative form of 've.

    俚语

    who'da thunk it?

  8. 1.

    Clitic form of o' (contraction of of).

    俚语

    buncha, cuppa, kinda, loadsa, lotta, sorta

  9. 1.

    to (infinitive marker)

    非正式
  10. 1.

    do (infinitive marker)

    非正式

词源

Borrowed from Latin -a (nominative second declension neuter plural suffix), plural counterpart to -um (nominative second declension neuter singular suffix).

来源：wiktionary