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-wa

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wa"

Japanese

Romanization

-wa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わ

Jarawa

Pronunciation

Suffix

-wa

  1. Post-back vowel allomorphic form of -jə (an evidential suffix marking verifiable action).

Kongo

Suffix

-wa

  1. Passive suffix

Maltese

Etymology

See the lemma.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-wa

  1. Alternative form of -a (feminine, plural, or singulative ending), used with stems ending in -u, -w.

Mokilese

Suffix

-wa

  1. Used to mark nouns as singular and definite, thereby making it equivalent to English the.
    ‎war (“canoe”) + ‎-wa → ‎warwa (“the canoe”)

See also

More information Demonstratives, Singular ...
Demonstratives Singular Plural
Proximal (near speaker) -e -kai
Medial (near hearer) -en, -n -kan
Distal (near neither speaker nor hearer) -o, -u -ok
Articles
indefinite -ew, -men, -oaw, -pas, -kij -pwi
definite -wa -wa
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Mokilese determinative suffixes

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-úa.

Suffix

-wa

  1. Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

Phuthi terms suffixed with -wa
mmemûwa
mmenywa
murûdûwa
nyegelwa

Polish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *-wós
    Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was
    Proto-Slavic *-vъ
    Polish -wa

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-vъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /va/
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

    Suffix

    -wa f

    1. forms feminine nouns
      ‎prukać + ‎-wa → ‎prukwa

    Declension

    More information singular, plural ...
    singular plural
    nominative -wa -wy
    genitive -wy -w
    dative -wie -wom
    accusative -wę -wy
    instrumental -wą -wami
    locative -wie -wach
    vocative -wo -wy
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    Declension of -wa

    Derived terms

    Polish terms suffixed with -wa
    bździągwa
    gęstwa
    klątwa
    mątwa
    prukwa
    strzechwa
    strzykwa
    żuchwa

    Further reading

    • -wa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Swahili

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-úa.

    Suffix

    -wa

    1. passive suffix
      ‎-tuma (“to send”) + ‎-wa → ‎-tumwa (“to be sent”)
      ‎-jaa (“to fill”) + ‎-wa → ‎-jawa (“to be filled”)

    Usage notes

    This suffix is often similar in meaning to the stative suffix -ika/-eka, but it differs in that it can take an agent preceded by na:

    Kiti kimevunjika. ― The chair is broken.
    Kiti kimevunjwa na mtoto. ― The chair has been broken by the child.

    Derived terms

    Swazi

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-úa.

    Suffix

    -wa

    1. Forms passive verbs.

    Usage notes

    When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

    Derived terms

    Swazi terms suffixed with -wa
    ligotjwa
    sidalwa
    sifundziswa

    Xhosa

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-úa.

    Suffix

    -wa

    1. Forms passive verbs.

    Usage notes

    When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

    Derived terms

    Xhosa terms suffixed with -wa
    isicatshulwa
    isithunywa
    kholwa
    ukuhendwa
    ukuqeshwa
    umbanjwa
    umqeshwa
    vuthwa

    Zulu

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-ʊa.

    Suffix

    -wa

    1. Forms passive verbs.

    Usage notes

    When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

    Derived terms

    Zulu terms suffixed with -wa
    akhiwa
    bhenywa
    bonwa
    dakwa
    dinwa
    isithandwa
    isithunywa
    khohlwa
    kholwa
    khulelwa
    lalwa
    shaywa
    ubudlelwane
    umakhelwane
    umsolwa
    vulwa
    vuthwa

    References

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