-va

See also: Appendix:Variations of "va"

Estonian

Suffix

-va

1. accusative/genitive singular of -v

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-pa, from Proto-Uralic *-pa. In the participial sense, the Finnish form descends from the weak-grade variant *-ba, which was eventually extended by analogy to all verbs. The original strong grade remains as -pa in a few words (e.g. syöpä, käypä, kaikkivoipa), but these have lost their verbal meaning. The adjective ending has also been generalized to its weak form (*-ba) through similar developments.

Suffix

-va (front vowel harmony variant -vä, linguistic notation -vA)

2. Forms the present active participle of a verb, which is normally used like an adjective. The English equivalent is normally -ing, but sometimes also -ish.

   ‎kirjoittaa (“to write”) + ‎-va → ‎kirjoittava (“writing, that writes”)

   ‎punertaa (“to redden”) + ‎-va → ‎punertava (“reddish”)

4. Forms an adjective from a noun.

   ‎liha (“flesh, meat”) + ‎-va → ‎lihava (“fat”)

   ‎käsi (“hand”) + ‎-va → ‎kätevä (“handy”)

   ‎tila (“space”) + ‎-va → ‎tilava (“spacious”)

   ‎terä (“cutting edge”) + ‎-va → ‎terävä (“sharp”)

   ‎rinta (“breast”) + ‎-va → ‎rintava (“buxom”)

Usage notes

• (participial): Some inflected forms have specific uses:
  • genitive singular: used with verbs of reporting or observing to refer to someone doing an action according to that report or observation.

    Hänen sanotaan tekevän sen.

    It was said that s/he would do it.

  • essive plural: used with possessive suffix and olla to mean someone is feigning or pretending to do something (see olla olevinaan)

    Hän oli lukevinaan kirjaa.

    S/he pretended to read a book.

Declension

Inflection of -va (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		-va	-vat
genitive		-van	-vien
partitive		-vaa	-via
illative		-vaan	-viin
		singular	plural
nominative		-va	-vat
accusative	nom.	-va	-vat
	gen.	-van
genitive		-van	-vien -vain rare
partitive		-vaa	-via
inessive		-vassa	-vissa
elative		-vasta	-vista
illative		-vaan	-viin
adessive		-valla	-villa
ablative		-valta	-vilta
allative		-valle	-ville
essive		-vana	-vina
translative		-vaksi	-viksi
abessive		-vatta	-vitta
instructive		—	-vin
comitative		—	-vine

Possessive forms of -va (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -vani -vani accusative nom. -vani -vani gen. -vani genitive -vani -vieni -vaini rare partitive -vaani -viani inessive -vassani -vissani elative -vastani -vistani illative -vaani -viini adessive -vallani -villani ablative -valtani -viltani allative -valleni -villeni essive -vanani -vinani translative -vakseni -vikseni abessive -vattani -vittani instructive — — comitative — -vineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -vasi -vasi accusative nom. -vasi -vasi gen. -vasi genitive -vasi -viesi -vaisi rare partitive -vaasi -viasi inessive -vassasi -vissasi elative -vastasi -vistasi illative -vaasi -viisi adessive -vallasi -villasi ablative -valtasi -viltasi allative -vallesi -villesi essive -vanasi -vinasi translative -vaksesi -viksesi abessive -vattasi -vittasi instructive — — comitative — -vinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -vamme -vamme accusative nom. -vamme -vamme gen. -vamme genitive -vamme -viemme -vaimme rare partitive -vaamme -viamme inessive -vassamme -vissamme elative -vastamme -vistamme illative -vaamme -viimme adessive -vallamme -villamme ablative -valtamme -viltamme allative -vallemme -villemme essive -vanamme -vinamme translative -vaksemme -viksemme abessive -vattamme -vittamme instructive — — comitative — -vinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -vanne -vanne accusative nom. -vanne -vanne gen. -vanne genitive -vanne -vienne -vainne rare partitive -vaanne -vianne inessive -vassanne -vissanne elative -vastanne -vistanne illative -vaanne -viinne adessive -vallanne -villanne ablative -valtanne -viltanne allative -vallenne -villenne essive -vananne -vinanne translative -vaksenne -viksenne abessive -vattanne -vittanne instructive — — comitative — -vinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -vansa -vansa accusative nom. -vansa -vansa gen. -vansa genitive -vansa -viensa -vainsa rare partitive -vaansa -viaan -viansa inessive -vassaan -vassansa -vissaan -vissansa elative -vastaan -vastansa -vistaan -vistansa illative -vaansa -viinsa adessive -vallaan -vallansa -villaan -villansa ablative -valtaan -valtansa -viltaan -viltansa allative -valleen -vallensa -villeen -villensa essive -vanaan -vanansa -vinaan -vinansa translative -vakseen -vaksensa -vikseen -viksensa abessive -vattaan -vattansa -vittaan -vittansa instructive — — comitative — -vineen -vinensa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -va (participial)

Finnish terms suffixed with -va (adjectival)

• See also Category:Finnish present active participles.

Anagrams

• av

Hungarian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɒ]
• Rhymes: -vɒ

Suffix

-va

1. (adverbial-participle suffix) Added to a verb to form the adverbial participle.
   1. Expressing an action done simultaneously by the subject of the main clause, like the English -ing form functioning as a participle (rather than a noun).

      úszik (“to swim”) →

      Úszva jött ide. ― He came here swimming.

   2. construed with van (“to be”), sometimes omitted: Expressing the result of a preceding action suffered or experienced (that is, with a passive sense), comparable to the past participle -ed.

      zár (“to close”) → zárva (van) (“(it is/has been) closed”, with the implication that it is currently inaccessible)

Usage notes

• (adverbial participle suffix) Variants:

  -va is added to back-vowel verbs

  fut (“to run”) → Futva jöttek vissza. ― They came back running.

  -ve is added to front-vowel verbs

  ismer (“to know”) → Ismerve téged, elfogadom a véleményedet. ― Knowing you, I accept your opinion.

  -ván a less frequent variant of -va

  szól (“to speak”) → Az írásról szólván, mikor jelenik meg a legújabb könyve? ― Speaking of writing, when will your next book be published?

  -vén a less frequent variant of -ve

  ismer (“to know”) → Nem ismervén a tényeket, erre a kérdésre nem tudok válaszolni. ― Not knowing the facts, I can't answer this question.

Derived terms

• Category:Hungarian adverbial participles

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Inuktitut

Alternative forms

• -pa (used after consonant)

Suffix

-va (Syllabics -ᕙ)

1. non-specific 3rd person singular interrogative verb suffix

   kinauva?

   Who is she?

Latin

Pronunciation

• -va: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯a/, [u̯ä]
• -va: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /va/, [vä]
• -vā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯aː/, [u̯äː]
• -vā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /va/, [vä]

Suffix

-va

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

Suffix

-vā

1. ablative feminine singular of -vus

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• -va (Latin script)
• & (Brahmi script)
• & (Devanagari script)
• & (Bengali script)
• -ව (Sinhalese script)
• & (Burmese script)
• & or & (Thai script)
• & (Tai Tham script)
• & or & (Lao script)
• & (Khmer script)
• & (Chakma script)

Suffix

-va

1. masculine/neuter vocative singular of -vant

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from va, the popular (folk) variant of the third-person singular indicative form of the verb vrea (“to want”) (cf. also its usage as an auxiliary verb, or in conjugated forms of (a) voi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va/

Suffix

-va

1. suffixed to some adverbs and preopositions, meaning "some"

   ‎ce (“what”) + ‎-va → ‎ceva (“something”)

   ‎cine (“who”) + ‎-va → ‎cineva (“someone”)

   ‎unde (“where”) + ‎-va → ‎undeva (“somewhere”)

   ‎când (“when”) + ‎-va → ‎cândva (“sometime”)

   ‎cum (“how”) + ‎-va → ‎cumva (“somehow”)