ava

See also: -ava, 'ava, and āva

English

Noun

ava (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of kava.

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Estonian

Noun

ava

1. hole, opening

Related terms

• avatud
• avaus

Verb

ava

1. Second-person singular imperative form of avama.

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Guaraní

Noun

ava

1. man

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin ava.

Noun

ava f (plural ave) feminine of avo

1. female ancestor

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Latin

Etymology

Cf. avia. From the feminine of avus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.wa/

Noun

ava f (genitive avae); first declension

1. grandmother
2. old wives' tale

Inflection

First declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	ava	avae
genitive	avae	avārum
dative	avae	avīs
accusative	avam	avās
ablative	avā	avīs
vocative	ava	avae

Descendants

• Friulian: ave
• Italian: ava

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter) aua
• (Puter) ova

Etymology

From Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.

Noun

ava f

1. (Surmiran) water

Derived terms

• ava da bever
• ava minerala
• ava dalla spegna

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Samoan

Noun

ava

1. passage through a coral reef for boats

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əˈvɑː], [əˈvɔː], [əˈvaː]

Adverb

ava (not comparable)

1. at all
2. without stopping
3. of all

Derived terms

• no ava

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Swedish

Etymology

Short for avannonsera

Verb

ava

1. (radio, slang) to announce a song or radio program at its end

Conjugation

Conjugation of ava

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	ava	avas
Present tense	avar	avas
Past tense	avade	avades
Supine	avat	avats
Imperative	ava	—
Present participle	avande
Past participle	avad

Antonyms

• påa

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Tolai

Alternative forms

• avat (when not preceding a verb)

Pronoun

ava

1. Second-person plural pronoun: you (many)

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person exclusive	iau	amir mir	amital mital	avet ave1
1st person inclusive	-	dor	datal	dat da1
2nd person	u	amur mur	amutal mutal	avat ava1
3rd person	ia i	dir di	dital	diat dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.

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Turkish

Noun

ava

1. dative singular of av

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Venetian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin apis.

Noun

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ava f (plural ave)

1. bee