-ega

See also: ega, EGA, Ega, èga, and êga

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeɡa]
• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Hyphenation: e‧ga

Suffix

-ega (adjectival)

1. augmentative suffix

   ‎varma (“warm”) + ‎-ega → ‎varmega (“hot”)

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Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records -wēga as an equivalent of English good in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̀ɣá/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

Adjective

-ega

1. good

   Antonym: -ũru

Inflection

agreement of -ega

	Singular	Plural
Class 1, Class 2	mwega	ega
Class 3, Class 4	mwega	mĩega
Class 5, Class 6	rĩega	mega
Class 7, Class 8	kĩega	njega
Class 9, Class 10	njega	njega
Class 11, Class 10	rũega	njega
Class 12, Class 13	kega	twega
Class 14, Class 6	mwega	mega
Class 15, Class 6	kwega	mega
Class 16	hega	-

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• wega class 14

(Phrases)

• wĩ mwega

(Proverbs)

• gĩkũrũ kĩega no kĩratina
• gũtirĩ nyoni njega mwere-inĩ
• mwarĩ mwega ahĩtũkĩra thome wa ngĩa