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-ua
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ua"
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-udak, from Proto-Uralic *-w-. Cognates include Estonian -uma/-uda.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ua (front vowel harmony variant -yä, stem -u-, linguistic notation -U- or -UA)
- Forms passive (including stative) or translative (including inchoative) intransitive verbs from transitive verbs.
Conjugation
Note that if the stem has gradation, it is (almost always) preserved.
Derived terms
References
- Räisänen, Alpo. 1988. Suomen kielen u-johtimiset verbit. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. →ISBN
Anagrams
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Ingrian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *-udak. Cognates include Finnish -ua and Karelian -uo.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ua (front vowel variant -yä)
- Used to form inchoative verbs.
Usage notes
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ua
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Latin
Pronunciation
- -ua: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [u.a]
- -ua: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [u.a] (stress falls on the antepenult)
- -ua: (Classical Latin, in ⟨-qua⟩) IPA(key): [kʷa]
- -ua: (Classical Latin, in ⟨-qua⟩) IPA(key): [kʷa] (stress falls in accordance with the paenultima law)
- -uā: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [u.aː]
- -uā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [u.a] (stress falls on the antepenult)
- -uā: (Classical Latin, in ⟨-quā⟩) IPA(key): [kʷaː]
- -uā: (Classical Latin, in ⟨-quā⟩) IPA(key): [kʷa] (stress falls in accordance with the paenultima law)
Suffix
-ua
- inflection of -uus:
Suffix
-uā
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
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ua f
Usage notes
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Swahili
Suffix
-ua (variant after root with -o- -oa)
- (nonproductive) conversive suffix; reverses the meaning of the verb
Derived terms
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