-ə

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

Italian

Etymology

From the use of this symbol as a neutral vowel in other languages and transcription systems.

Suffix

-ə (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ə or (less commonly) -ɜ)
-ə n (noun-forming suffix, usually invariable, plural (less commonly) -ɜ) (gender-neutral, neologism, uncommon)

1. word ending for adjectives and noun, as a replacement of -o and -a as a means to include both genders (exclusively in writing)

   Synonyms: -*, -o/a, -@

   ragazzə ― boy/girl

Usage notes

• The usage of the symbol is most often restricted to the written language of left-wing youth activism.
• The plural form -ɜ, hard to properly encode, is most often found as -3.

Derived terms

• ləi

Khalaj

Suffix

preceding vowel
A / I / O / U	E / Ə / İ / Ö / Ü
-a	-ə

-ə

1. Form of -kə after first and second person possesive suffixes