-a

Europic

Pronunciation

• Europic Phonology: /a/

Etymology

Root √a.

Affix (Suffix, adjectival)

-a

1. -ed, -ate, -y

   Standard ending for adjectives, determiners, and numbers. Converts a verb (ending in -e) to a past participle equivalent to -ita, e.g. bate ‘to build’ → bata ‘built’ (=batita), however, only -ita can specify that it is derived from a verb. For example, toma can mean either ‘empty’ or ‘emptied’, while tomita can only mean ‘emptied’.