-ae

• -æ

From Latin -ae, typically the nominative plural case ending for first-declension feminine nouns. For forms with their singular in -e, typically representing Latin borrowings of Ancient Greek words.

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: -ē, -ī, -ā, IPA^(key): /-iː/, /-aɪ/, /-eɪ/

-ae

1. plural of -a

Although -ae is normally used for plural forms in English, some set phrases borrowed from Latin use it for the singular dative or genitive case (e.g. lapsus linguae, "slip of the tongue").

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

• EA, Ea, ea, ea.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯/, [äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e/, [ɛː]

Declined forms of -us (suffix forming adjectives).

-ae

1. inflection of -us:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine plural
   2. genitive/dative feminine singular

Declined forms of -a (suffix forming masculine agent nouns).

-ae m

1. inflection of -a:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive/dative singular

-ae

1. Archaic spelling of -ai.