-tva
Czech
Alternative forms
- -tba (possibly under influence of -ba)
Etymology
From Old Czech -tva, -tba, from Proto-Slavic *-tva, from Proto-Indo-European *-tweh₂.
Suffix
-tva
- Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting an action.
- bít (“to beat; to fight”) + -tva → bitva (“battle”)
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Czech_words_suffixed_with_-tva' title='Category:Czech words suffixed with -tva'>Czech words suffixed with -tva</a>
Further reading
- -tva in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017