-ea

See also: ea, Ea, EA, êa, ea., E/A, éa-, ę-ą, and -eä

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-ëda, from Proto-Uralic *-(e)ta.

Suffix

-ea (front vowel harmony variant -eä, linguistic notation -eA)

1. A suffix for making adjectives from some nouns and verbs.

   ‎kalpa- + ‎-ea → ‎kalpea (“pale”)

   ‎pyörä (“wheel”) + ‎-ea → ‎pyöreä (“round”)

Declension

Inflection of -ea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		-ea	-eat
genitive		-ean	-eiden -eitten
partitive		-eaa -eata	-eita
illative		-eaan	-eisiin -eihin
		singular	plural
nominative		-ea	-eat
accusative	nom.	-ea	-eat
	gen.	-ean
genitive		-ean	-eiden -eitten -eain rare
partitive		-eaa -eata	-eita
inessive		-eassa	-eissa
elative		-easta	-eista
illative		-eaan	-eisiin -eihin
adessive		-ealla	-eilla
ablative		-ealta	-eilta
allative		-ealle	-eille
essive		-eana	-eina
translative		-eaksi	-eiksi
abessive		-eatta	-eitta
instructive		—	-ein
comitative		—	-eine

Possessive forms of -ea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -eani -eani accusative nom. -eani -eani gen. -eani genitive -eani -eideni -eitteni -eaini rare partitive -eaani -eatani -eitani inessive -eassani -eissani elative -eastani -eistani illative -eaani -eisiini -eihini adessive -eallani -eillani ablative -ealtani -eiltani allative -ealleni -eilleni essive -eanani -einani translative -eakseni -eikseni abessive -eattani -eittani instructive — — comitative — -eineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -easi -easi accusative nom. -easi -easi gen. -easi genitive -easi -eidesi -eittesi -eaisi rare partitive -eaasi -eatasi -eitasi inessive -eassasi -eissasi elative -eastasi -eistasi illative -eaasi -eisiisi -eihisi adessive -eallasi -eillasi ablative -ealtasi -eiltasi allative -eallesi -eillesi essive -eanasi -einasi translative -eaksesi -eiksesi abessive -eattasi -eittasi instructive — — comitative — -einesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -eamme -eamme accusative nom. -eamme -eamme gen. -eamme genitive -eamme -eidemme -eittemme -eaimme rare partitive -eaamme -eatamme -eitamme inessive -eassamme -eissamme elative -eastamme -eistamme illative -eaamme -eisiimme -eihimme adessive -eallamme -eillamme ablative -ealtamme -eiltamme allative -eallemme -eillemme essive -eanamme -einamme translative -eaksemme -eiksemme abessive -eattamme -eittamme instructive — — comitative — -einemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -eanne -eanne accusative nom. -eanne -eanne gen. -eanne genitive -eanne -eidenne -eittenne -eainne rare partitive -eaanne -eatanne -eitanne inessive -eassanne -eissanne elative -eastanne -eistanne illative -eaanne -eisiinne -eihinne adessive -eallanne -eillanne ablative -ealtanne -eiltanne allative -eallenne -eillenne essive -eananne -einanne translative -eaksenne -eiksenne abessive -eattanne -eittanne instructive — — comitative — -einenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -eansa -eansa accusative nom. -eansa -eansa gen. -eansa genitive -eansa -eidensa -eittensa -eainsa rare partitive -eataan -eaansa -eatansa -eitaan -eitansa inessive -eassaan -eassansa -eissaan -eissansa elative -eastaan -eastansa -eistaan -eistansa illative -eaansa -eisiinsa -eihinsa adessive -eallaan -eallansa -eillaan -eillansa ablative -ealtaan -ealtansa -eiltaan -eiltansa allative -ealleen -eallensa -eilleen -eillensa essive -eanaan -eanansa -einaan -einansa translative -eakseen -eaksensa -eikseen -eiksensa abessive -eattaan -eattansa -eittaan -eittansa instructive — — comitative — -eineen -einensa

Alternative forms

• -ee (mainly Tavastian and Savonian)
• -ia (mainly Ostrobothnian, Peräpohja and southeastern)

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ea

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈea/

Suffix

-ea

1. having the color of

   ‎oranjo (“orange (fruit)”) + ‎-ea → ‎oranjea (“orange (color)”)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -ea

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /e.a/, [eä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.a/, [eä]

Suffix

-ea

1. inflection of -eus:
   1. nominative/ablative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin -ēre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of second conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -er, Italian -ere, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e̯a/

Suffix

-ea

1. A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.

Conjugation

infinitive			a -ea
gerund			-ând
past participle			-ut
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	-	-i	-e	-em	-eți	-
	imperfect	-eam	-eai	-ea	-eam	-eați	-eau
	simple perfect	-ui	-uși	-u	-urăm	-urăți	-ură
	pluperfect	-usem	-useși	-use	-userăm	-userăți	-useră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să -	să -i	să -ă	să -em	să -eți	să -ă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		-e			-eți
	negative		nu -ea			nu -eți

    conjugation of -ea (second conjugation, past participle in -ut)

Related terms

• -a
• -e
• -i
• -î

 

See also

• -re

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin -ella.

Suffix

-ea f (plural -ele, masculine -el, masculine plural -ei)

1. Used to form the feminine diminutive of a word

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	-ea	-eaua		-ele	-elele
genitive-dative	-ele	-elei		-ele	-elelor
vocative	-ea			-elelor

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -ea

Related terms

• -el

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈea/ [ˈe.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Syllabification: -e‧a

Suffix

-ea (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

1. female equivalent of -eo

Further reading

• “-eo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Suffix

-ea

1. mid vowel variant of -ia

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja/, /ɛː/, /æː/

Suffix

-ea

1. Added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive form.