-ëa

suffix. continuative present

-ëa

suffix. ordinal suffix

-a

suffix. adjectival suffix

This suffix is frequently used to create the adjective form of a noun, especially in the form -ëa for nouns ending in -ë. This function dates back to CE. ✶-ā.

-matya

suffix. -eating

An adjective suffix for “eating” used only in compounds based on an archaic active participle suffix -ya (PE17/68).

Conceptual Development: A similar suffix ᴱQ. -matwa appeared in various words in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/59-61).