ава

See also: авӑ and Appendix:Variations of "ava"

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Related to Erzya, Moksha, and Tuvan ава (ava).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑˈvɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: ава

Noun

ава • (ava)

1. mother
2. mother-in-law (husband's mother)
3. (agriculture) female

   ава кияр

   ava kijar

   seed cucumber (literally, “female cucumber”)

4. (mythology) spirit, ghost
5. (computing) parent

Declension

Declension of ава

		singular	plural
nominative		ава (ava)	ава-влак (ava-vlak)
accusative		авам (avam)	ава-влакым (ava-vlakym)
genitive		аван (avan)	ава-влакын (ava-vlakyn)
dative		авалан (avalan)	ава-влаклан (ava-vlaklan)
comitative		аваге (avage)	ава-влакге (ava-vlakge)
comparative		авала (avala)	ава-влакла (ava-vlakla)
inessive		аваште (avašte)	ава-влакыште (ava-vlakyšte)
illative	short	аваш (avaš)	ава-влакыш (ava-vlakyš)
	long	авашке (avaške)	ава-влакышке (ava-vlakyške)
lative		аваш (avaš)	ава-влакеш (ava-vlakeš)

Possessed forms of ава

	singular	plural
1st person	авам (avam)	авана (avana)
2nd person	ават (avat)	авада (avada)
3rd person	аваже (avaže)	авашт (avašt)

Derived terms

nouns

• ававун (avavun)
• авагашта (avagašta)
• аварок (avarok)

proverbs

• ава могай, йочажат тугай (ava mogaj, jočažat tugaj)

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023), “ава”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Erzya

Ава.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *ava. See Moksha ава (ava) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑvɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: а‧ва

Noun

ава • (ava)

1. woman

   Synonym: (young) тейтерява (tejteŕava)

   велень ава ― veleń ava ― a country woman

2. mother

   Авам лезды тень кудонь тевтнесэ.

   Avam lezdï teń kudoń tevtnesë.

   My mother helps me with housework.

   • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 4:

     I sovamsto kudos neize eikakšośt sońze avanzo Marijań marto.

     On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary.

Declension

Indefinite declension of ава (back-vowel stem (ума) type)

case	singular	plural
nominative (...)	ава (ava)	ават (avat)
genitive (of ...)	авань (avań)	—
dative (to ...)	аванень (avaneń)	—
ablative (than ...)	авадо (avado)	—
inessive (in ...)	авасо (avaso)	—
elative (out of ...)	авасто (avasto)	—
illative (into ...)	авас (avas)	—
prolative (through ...)	авава (avava)	—
translative (becoming ...)	авакс (avaks)	—
comparative (like ...)	авашка (avaška)	—
abessive (without ...)	ававтомо (avavtomo)	—

Derived terms

• adverbs: авакс (avaks)
• nouns: ававт (avavt), авне (avne), авине (avine), авака (avaka), ававтомо (avavtomo), авакай (avakaj), аваксчи (avaksči), авакш (avakš)

Compounds

• nouns: азорава (azorava), аварозь (avaroź), инязорава (ińazorava), аваловсо (avalovso)

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “ава”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Ket

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *aba (“shelf used for storing kitchen utensils”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /⁵a.ba/, [a˩˧.βa˧˩]

Noun

ава (ába) n (plural аваӈ)

1. shelf in the household corner of a birchbark tent (used for storing kitchen utensils)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *abhʌː (“plait, weave”, infinitive verb), derived from Proto-Yeniseian *pʰʌ (“spin, wind, weave”, infinitive verb) with Proto-Yeniseian *-b- (verb-internal agreement marker) appended.

Alternatively, analyzable as derived from Ket хъ ([n²]-hə⁰, “S. twists, spins”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: а‧ва

Verb

ава (a⁴-b³-[n²]-a⁰) (conjugation I)

1. (transitive, telic) subject braids (a plait or hair)

Further reading

• Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 81
• Vajda, Edward J.; Zinn, Marina (2004), Kotorova, Elizaveta G., editor, Морфологический словарь кетского глагола (in Russian), Tomsk: Томского государственного педагогического университет (TGPU), page 110
• Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, pages 74, 432

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هوا (hava), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈava]
• Rhymes: -ava

Noun

ава • (ava) f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) air

   Synonym: воздух (vozduh)

2. (colloquial) climate, atmospheric condition

   Synonyms: поднебје (podnebje), клима (klima)

Declension

Declension of ава

	singular
indefinite	ава (ava)
definite unspecified	авата (avata)
definite proximal	авава (avava)
definite distal	авана (avana)
vocative	аво (avo)

References

• “ава” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
• Belčev, Tole (2016), “ава”, in Речник на турцизми, архаизми, дијалектизми и ретко употребувани зборови во македонскиот јазик [Dictionary of Turkisms, Archaisms, Dialectisms and Rarely Used Words in the Macedonian Language]‎^[1] (in Macedonian), Štip: UGD, →ISBN, page 14

Moksha

Etymology

According to Feoktistov, from a Turkic language; compare Proto-Turkic *apa, whence Turkish aba, Tatar апа (apa), Tuvan ава (ava). Veršinin considers suggestions of borrowing completely baseless, he is convinced that the term is of child language origin (its original meaning being "mother"), according to him, the following are of a similar origin: Eastern Mari ава (ava), Western Mari ӓвӓ (ävä), cf. dialectal Eastern Mari аппа! (appa!, “[an exclamation for a baby to smile]”), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (āppa, “mother [child language]”). Parallel developments in unrelated languages: Northern Selkup ама (ama, “mother”), Basque ama (“id.”), Nivkh ымык (əmək, “id.”), Koryak [script needed] (-aw'-) in [script needed] (ŋaw'gyjnik, “female [animal]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑvɑ/

Noun

ава • (ava)

1. lady
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011), Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary] (in Russian), Saransk: Povolžskij Centr Kulʹtur Finno-Ugorskix Narodov, →ISBN

     дама — ава

     dama — ava

     lady [in Russian] — lady

2. (zoology) female
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011), Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary] (in Russian), Saransk: Povolžskij Centr Kulʹtur Finno-Ugorskix Narodov, →ISBN

     самка — ава

     samka — ava

     female [in Russian] — female

3. woman
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011), Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary] (in Russian), Saransk: Povolžskij Centr Kulʹtur Finno-Ugorskix Narodov, →ISBN

     женщина — ава

     ženščina — ava

     woman [in Russian] — woman

4. wife
   • Oahpa, University of Tromsø

     vaimo — ава

     vaimo — ava

     wife [in Finnish] — wife

5. mom
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011), Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary] (in Russian), Saransk: Povolžskij Centr Kulʹtur Finno-Ugorskix Narodov, →ISBN

     мама — ава/авай

     mama — ava /avaj

     mom [in Russian] — mom

Declension

Indefinite declension of ава

	singular	plural
nominative	ава (ava)	ават (avat)
genitive	авань (avań)	—
dative	аванди (avandi)	—
ablative	авада (avada)	—
inessive	аваса (avasa)	—
elative	аваста (avasta)	—
illative	авас (avas)	—
prolative	авава (avava)	—
comparative	авашка (avaška)	—
translative	авакс (avaks)	—
abessive	авафтома (avaftoma)	—
causative	аванкса (avanksa)	—

Definite declension of ава

	singular	plural
nominative	авась (avaś)	аватне (avatne)
genitive	авать (avať)	аватнень (avatneń)
dative	авати (avati)	аватненди (avatnendi)

Possessive forms of ава

1st person singular possessive forms first person singular (монь (moń)) one possession multiple possessions nominative авазе (avaze) аване (avane) genitive авазень (avazeń) аванень (avaneń) dative авазенди (avazendi) аваненди (avanendi) ablative авадон (avadon) inessive авасон (avason) elative авастон (avaston) illative авазон (avazon) prolative ававан (avavan) comparative авашкан (avaškan) abessive авафтомон (avaftomon) 2nd person singular possessive forms second person singular (тонь (toń)) one possession multiple possessions nominative аваце (avace) аватне (avatne) genitive авацень (avaceń) аватнень (avatneń) dative аваценди (avacendi) аватненди (avatnendi) ablative авадот (avadot) inessive авасот (avasot) elative авастот (avastot) illative авазот (avazot) prolative авават (avavat) comparative авашкат (avaškat) abessive авафтомот (avaftomot) 3rd person singular possessive forms third person singular (сонь (soń)) one possession multiple possessions nominative авац (avac) аванза (avanza) genitive аванц (avanc) аванзон (avanzon) dative аванцты (avanctï) аванзонды (avanzondï) ablative авадонза (avadonza) inessive авасонза (avasonza) elative авастонза (avastonza) illative авазонза (avazonza) prolative ававанза (avavanza) comparative авашканза (avaškanza) abessive авафтомонза (avaftomonza) 1st person plural possessive forms first person plural (минь (miń)) one or multiple possessions nominative аваньке (avańke) genitive аваньконь (avańkoń) dative аваньконди (avańkondi) ablative авадонк (avadonk) inessive авасонк (avasonk) elative авастонк (avastonk) illative авазонк (avazonk) prolative ававанк (avavank) comparative авашканк (avaškank) abessive авафтомонк (avaftomonk) 2nd person plural possessive forms second person plural (тинь (tiń)) one or multiple possessions nominative аванте (avante) genitive авантень (avanteń) dative авантенди (avantendi) ablative авадонт (avadont) inessive авасонт (avasont) elative авастонт (avastont) illative авазонт (avazont) prolative ававант (avavant) comparative авашкант (avaškant) abessive авафтомонт (avaftomont) 3rd person plural possessive forms third person plural (синь (siń)) one or multiple possessions nominative авасна (avasna) genitive аваснон (avasnon) dative аваснонды (avasnondï) ablative авадост (avadost) inessive авасост (avasost) elative авастост (avastost) illative авазост (avazost) prolative ававаст (avavast) comparative авашкаст (avaškast) abessive авафтомост (avaftomost)

Synonyms

• (mother): тядя (tädä)

Derived terms

• авань (avań)
• авафтома (avaftoma)
• мокшава (mokšava)
• рузава (ruzava)

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Cognate to dialectal Turkish aba (“mother, elder sister”).

Noun

ава • (ava)

1. father

Synonyms

• ада (ada)

References

N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ава”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Russian

Etymology

Clipping of авата́р (avatár, “avatar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈavə]
• IPA^(key): [ɐˈva] (rare)

Noun

а́ва • (áva) f inan (genitive а́вы, nominative plural а́вы, genitive plural ав, diminutive а́вка)

1. (Internet slang) pfp, profile pic, user pic

   Synonyms: авата́р (avatár), авата́рка (avatárka), юзерпи́к (juzerpík)

Declension

Declension of а́ва (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	а́ва áva	а́вы ávy
genitive	а́вы ávy	а́в áv
dative	а́ве áve	а́вам ávam
accusative	а́ву ávu	а́вы ávy
instrumental	а́вой, а́вою ávoj, ávoju	а́вами ávami
prepositional	а́ве áve	а́вах ávax

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Cognate to dialectal Turkish aba (“mother, elder sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʋa/, [ɐ.ʋɐ]
• Hyphenation: а‧ва

Noun

ава • (ava) (definite accusative аваны, plural авалар)

1. mother

Declension

Declension of ава
Nominative	ава ava
Accusative	аваны avanı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ава ava	авалар avalar
Genitive	аваның avanıñ	аваларның avalarnıñ
Accusative	аваны avanı	аваларны avalarnı
Dative	авага avaga	аваларга avalarga
Locative	авада avada	аваларда avalarda
Ablative	авадан avadan	авалардан avalardan
Prolative I	аваже avaje	аваларже avalarje
Prolative II	авадыва avadıva	авалардыва avalardıva

First person singular possessive forms of ава
Nominative	авам avam
Accusative	авамны avamnı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	авам avam	аваларым avalarım
Genitive	авамның avamnıñ	аваларымның avalarımnıñ
Accusative	авамны avamnı	аваларымны avalarımnı
Dative	авамга avamga	аваларымга avalarımga
Locative	авамда avamda	аваларымда avalarımda
Ablative	авамдан avamdan	аваларымдан avalarımdan
Prolative I	авамже avamje	аваларымже avalarımje
Prolative II	авамдыва avamdıva	аваларымдыва avalarımdıva

Ukrainian

Etymology

From English avatar, in turn derived from Hindustani अवतार / اوتار (avtār), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaʋɐ]

Noun

а́ва • (áva) f inan (genitive а́ви, nominative plural а́ви, genitive plural ав)

1. (Internet slang) clipping of авата́р (avatár, “avatar”), especially an Internet user's icon

Declension

Declension of а́ва
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	а́ва áva	а́ви ávy
genitive	а́ви ávy	ав av
dative	а́ві ávi	а́вам ávam
accusative	а́ву ávu	а́ви ávy
instrumental	а́вою ávoju	а́вами ávamy
locative	а́ві ávi	а́вах ávax
vocative	а́во ávo	а́ви ávy