-wa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "wa"
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
-wa
Jarawa edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-wa
- Post-back vowel allomorphic form of -jə (an evidential suffix marking verifiable action).
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
See the lemma.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-wa
- Alternative form of -a (feminine, plural, or singulative ending), used with stems ending in -u, -w.
Mokilese edit
Suffix edit
-wa
See also edit
Mokilese determinative suffixes
Phuthi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-úa.
Suffix edit
-wa
- Forms passive verbs.
Usage notes edit
When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.
Derived terms edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-vъ.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-wa f
Declension edit
Declension of -wa
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- -wa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-úa.
Suffix edit
-wa
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Swazi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-úa.
Suffix edit
-wa
- Forms passive verbs.
Usage notes edit
When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.
Derived terms edit
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-úa.
Suffix edit
-wa
- Forms passive verbs.
Usage notes edit
When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.
Derived terms edit
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *-ʊa.
Suffix edit
-wa
- Forms passive verbs.
Usage notes edit
When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-wa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-wa”