-tva

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See also: TVA, tvá, and två

Czech

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Alternative forms

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  • -tba (possibly under influence of -ba)

Etymology

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

Suffix

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-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

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Further reading

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  • -tva in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017