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Old English · suffix

-ga

Part of speech
suffix, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ɡɑ/
Syllables
ɡɑ (1 syllable)
Modern English
petsdiminutivefamiliarnames

Meaning

  1. Diminutive suffix, used especially in familiar names for pets.

    docga

    dog

Declension

Declension of -ga
SingularPlural
Nominative -ga-gan
Accusative -gan-gan
Genitive -gan-gena
Dative -gan-gum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-gō, from Proto-Germanic *-gjô, *-gô (suffix).

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