-ae

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

English

Alternative forms

• -æ (dated)

Etymology

From Latin -ae (nominative plural).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ē IPA^(key): /iː/ (traditional English)
• enPR: ī IPA^(key): /aɪ/ (confusion with -i or imitation of Classical Latin)
• enPR: ā IPA^(key): /eɪ/

Suffix

-ae

1. plural of -a

Derived terms

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

Anagrams

• EA, Ea, ea, ea.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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.