-ва

See also: ва and Appendix:Variations of "va"

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [va]

Suffix

-ва • (-va)

1. the definite article "the" in its proximate form, female gender.

   Твоја ли е цигарава?

   Tvoja li e cigarava?

   Is this cigarette yours?

2. the definite article "the" in its proximate plural form, neuter gender.

   Очилава ми се матни.

   Očilava mi se matni.

   My glasses (here) are blurry.

Related terms

• -та (-ta)
• -на (-na)

See also

• Appendix:Macedonian articles

Moksha

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-ва • (-va)

1. prolative suffix
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN

     вчетверо — нилексть, нилева

     včetvero — nileksť, nile va

     fourfold [in Russian] — fourfold

     доверху — вельф, пяшксе, прява, пряда, пряс

     doverxu — veľf, päškse, prä va , präda, präs

     to the top [in Russian] — to the top

Derived terms

Moksha terms suffixed with -ва

нилева

паксява

прява

пялева

сембе вастова

шобдава

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• -ва́: IPA^(key): [ ˈʋa]
• -́ва: IPA^(key): [ ˈʋa]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Ruthenian -ва (-va), from Old East Slavic -ъва (-ŭva), from Proto-Slavic *-ъva.

Suffix

-ва́ • (-vá) f sg (collective)

1. Uncommon suffix used to form collective nouns

   ‎кінь (kinʹ, “horse”) + ‎-ва (-va) → ‎кінва́ sg (kinvá, “horses; (collective)”)

   ‎татарин (tataryn, “Tatar”) + ‎-ва (-va) → ‎татарва́ sg (tatarvá, “Tartars; (collective, derogatory)”)

   ‎пан (pan, “sir, (historical) landowner”) + ‎-ва (-va) → ‎панва́ sg (panvá, “gentlemen, (historical) landowners; (collective, derogatory)”)

   ‎брат (brat, “brother”) + ‎-ва (-va) → ‎братва́ sg (bratvá, “bros; (collective, informal)”)

Declension

Declension of -ва́
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	-ва́ -vá
genitive	-ви́ -vý
dative	-ві́ -ví
accusative	-ву́ -vú
instrumental	-во́ю -vóju
locative	-ві́ -ví
vocative	-во́ -vó

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -ва

братва

кінва

татарва

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-ва́ • (-vá) n

1. genitive singular of -во́ (-vó)