-wa

-wa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wa"

Japanese

Romanization

-wa

1. Rōmaji transcription of わ

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Jarawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa/

Suffix

-wa

1. Post-back vowel allomorphic form of -jə (an evidential suffix marking verifiable action).

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Maltese

Etymology

See the lemma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa/
• Homophone: -ha

Suffix

-wa

1. Alternative form of -a (feminine, plural, or singulative ending), used with stems ending in -u, -w.

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Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-úa.

Suffix

-wa

1. Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

Phuthi terms suffixed with -wa

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-vъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: wa

Suffix

-wa f

1. Forms feminine nouns

   ‎prukać + ‎-wa → ‎prukwa

Declension

Declension of -wa

	singular	plural
nominative	-wa	-wy
genitive	-wy	-w
dative	-wie	-wom
accusative	-wę	-wy
instrumental	-wą	-wami
locative	-wie	-wach
vocative	-wo	-wy

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -wa

Further reading

• -wa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• -wa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-úa.

Suffix

-wa

1. Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

Swazi terms suffixed with -wa

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-úa.

Suffix

-wa

1. Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

Xhosa terms suffixed with -wa

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-ʊa.

Suffix

-wa

1. Forms passive verbs.

Usage notes

When affixed to monosyllabic stems, the suffix becomes -iwa.

Derived terms

Zulu terms suffixed with -wa

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-wa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-wa”