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Italian
Etymology
From the of the symbol's use as a neuter vowel in other languages and transcription systems.
Suffix
-ə (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ə or (less commonly) -ɜ)
-ə n (noun-forming suffix, usually invariable, plural (less commonly) -ɜ)
- (gender-neutral, neologism) word ending for adjectives and noun as a replacement of -o and -a to include both genders
- Synonyms: -o/a, -*, -@
References
Khalaj
Suffix
| preceding vowel
|
| A / I / O / U
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E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
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| -a
|
-ə
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-ə
- Form of -kə after first and second person possesive suffixes