kutwa

See also: kutwą

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps a deverbal from kutwić.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.tfa/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈku.tfa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -utfa
• Syllabification: ku‧twa

Noun

kutwa m pers or f

1. (colloquial, derogatory) penny pincher, skinflint, scrooge, tightwad

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:skąpiec

   Antonym: rozrzutnik

Declension

Masculine declension:

Declension of kutwa

	singular	plural
nominative	kutwa	kutwy
genitive	kutwy	kutwów
dative	kutwie	kutwom
accusative	kutwę	kutwów
instrumental	kutwą	kutwami
locative	kutwie	kutwach
vocative	kutwo	kutwy

Feminine declension:

Declension of kutwa

	singular	plural
nominative	kutwa	kutwy
genitive	kutwy	kutw
dative	kutwie	kutwom
accusative	kutwę	kutwy
instrumental	kutwą	kutwami
locative	kutwie	kutwach
vocative	kutwo	kutwy

Related terms

adjectives

• kutwiarski

 

nouns

• kutwiarstwo
• kutwiarz

 

verbs

• kutwić impf
• kutwieć impf
• (dialectal) kutwosić impf

 

Further reading

• kutwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kutwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “kutwa”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Adverb

kutwa

1. the whole day

   kesho kutwa

   the day after tomorrow

Verb

-kutwa (infinitive kukutwa)

1. Passive form of -kuta: to be satisfied, to be met or found

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kutwa
Positive present -nakutwa Subjunctive -kutwe Negative -kutwi Imperative singular kutwa
Infinitives
Positive kukutwa Negative kutokutwa
Imperatives
Singular kutwa Plural kutweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukutwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likutwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukutwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakutwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakutwa/nakutwa tunakutwa 2nd person unakutwa mnakutwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakutwa wanakutwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakutwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kutwi) Singular Plural 1st person sikutwi hatukutwi 2nd person hukutwi hamkutwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakutwi hawakutwi other classes negative subject concord + -kutwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takutwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takutwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kutwe) Singular Plural 1st person nikutwe tukutwe 2nd person ukutwe mkutwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akutwe wakutwe other classes positive subject concord + -kutwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikutwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekutwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekutwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikutwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikutwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akutwa) Singular Plural 1st person nakutwa twakutwa 2nd person wakutwa mwakutwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akutwa wakutwa m-mi(III/IV) wakutwa yakutwa ji-ma(V/VI) lakutwa yakutwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakutwa vyakutwa n(IX/X) yakutwa zakutwa u(XI) wakutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakutwa pa(XVI) pakutwa mu(XVIII) mwakutwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekutwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakutwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakutwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikutwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokutwa Consecutive kakutwa / positive subject concord + -kakutwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakutwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikutwa -tukutwa 2nd person -kukutwa -wakutwa/-kukutweni/-wakutweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkutwa -wakutwa m-mi(III/IV) -ukutwa -ikutwa ji-ma(V/VI) -likutwa -yakutwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikutwa -vikutwa n(IX/X) -ikutwa -zikutwa u(XI) -ukutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukutwa pa(XVI) -pakutwa mu(XVIII) -mukutwa Reflexive -jikutwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kutwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kutwaye -kutwao m-mi(III/IV) -kutwao -kutwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kutwalo -kutwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kutwacho -kutwavyo n(IX/X) -kutwayo -kutwazo u(XI) -kutwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutwako pa(XVI) -kutwapo mu(XVIII) -kutwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kutwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekutwa -okutwa m-mi(III/IV) -okutwa -yokutwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokutwa -yokutwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokutwa -vyokutwa n(IX/X) -yokutwa -zokutwa u(XI) -okutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokutwa pa(XVI) -pokutwa mu(XVIII) -mokutwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.