-tva

See also: TVA, tva, tvá, and två

Czech

Alternative forms

• -tba (possibly under influence of -ba)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech -tva, -tba, from Proto-Slavic *-tva, from Proto-Indo-European *-tweh₂.

Suffix

-tva f (noun-forming suffix)

1. suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting an action

   ‎bít (“to beat; to fight”) + ‎-tva → ‎bitva (“battle”)

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -tva

bitva

pastva

Further reading

• -tva in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017