ватӑ

ватӑ

Chuvash

Ват ҫын. — An old man.

Noun

ватӑ • (vat̬ă) (plural ватӑсем) 

1. an elderly person:
   1. old woman

      Synonym: карчӑк (karč̬ăk)

   2. old man

Adjective

ватӑ • (vat̬ă)

1. old (of people)

   Antonyms: çамрӑк (çamrăk), яш (jaš)

2. ancient
3. great-

   ватӑ асанне ― vat̬ă as̬anne ― paternal great-grandmother

   ватӑ асатте ― vat̬ă as̬atte ― paternal great-grandfather

   ватӑ кукамай ― vat̬ă kuk̬amaj ― maternal great-grandmother

   ватӑ кукаҫей ― vat̬ă kuk̬aś̬ej ― maternal great-grandfather

Alternative forms

• ват (vat) – when used attributively

Further reading

• “ватӑ”, in Электронлă сăмахсар‎ (in Russian-Chuvash, Chuvash-Russian), 1996.