-ua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ua"

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-udak, from Proto-Uralic *-w-. Cognates include Estonian -uma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-uɑˣ/, [-uɑ(ʔ)]

Suffix

-ua (front vowel harmony variant -yä, stem -u-)

1. Forms stative or inchoative intransitive verbs from transitive verbs.

   nähdä (stem näke-) to see - näkyä to be visible

   kastaa to dip, make wet - kastua to become wet

Derived terms

Finnish words suffixed with -ua

References

• Räisänen, Alpo. 1988. Suomen kielen u-johtimiset verbit. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. →ISBN

Anagrams

• au

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-udak. Cognates include Finnish -ua and Karelian -uo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa, Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-uɑ/

Suffix

-ua (front vowel variant -yä)

1. Used to form inchoative verbs.

   ‎nähä (“to see”) + ‎-ua → ‎näkkyä (“to be visible”)

Derived terms

Ingrian words suffixed with -ua

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Latin

Pronunciation

• -ua: (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.a/, [uä]
• -ua: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.a/, [uä] (stress falls on the antepenult)
• -ua: (Classical, in ⟨-qua⟩) IPA^(key): /kʷa/, [kʷä]
• -ua: (Classical, in ⟨-qua⟩) IPA^(key): /kwa/, [kwä] (stress falls in accordance with the paenultima law)
• -uā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.aː/, [uäː]
• -uā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.a/, [uä] (stress falls on the antepenult)
• -uā: (Classical, in ⟨-quā⟩) IPA^(key): /kʷaː/, [kʷäː]
• -uā: (Classical, in ⟨-quā⟩) IPA^(key): /kwa/, [kwä] (stress falls in accordance with the paenultima law)

Suffix

-ua

1. inflection of -uus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Suffix

-uā

1. ablative feminine singular of -uus

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• -a (used for feminine nouns in the nominative and plural cases which do not end in a stressed vowel or diphthong)

Etymology

From Latin illa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa/

Suffix

-ua f

1. variant of -a

the (definite article)

Usage notes

• This form of the definite article is used for feminine nouns in the nominative and accusative cases which end in a stressed vowel or diphthong:

  basmaua, from basma, fem.

  cafeaua, from cafea, fem.

  steaua, from stea, fem.

• Monosyllables ending in vowels also take this suffix:

  ziua, from zi, fem.