-त्व

-त्व

See also: त्व

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit -त्व (-tva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʋᵊ/, [t̪wᵊ]

Suffix

-त्व • (-tva) m

1. forms abstract nouns from Sanskrit-borrowed words

   ‎गुरु (guru, “heavy, weighty”) + ‎-त्व (-tva) → ‎गुरुत्व (gurutva, “gravity; heft”)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -त्व

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “-त्व”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• -ᬢ᭄ᬯ (Balinese script)
• -ত্ৱ (Assamese script)
• -ত্ব (Bengali script)
• -𑰝𑰿𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• -𑀢𑁆𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• -𑌤𑍍𑌵 (Grantha script)
• -ત્વ (Gujarati script)
• -ਤੑਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• -ꦠ꧀ꦮ (Javanese script)
• -ត្វ (Khmer script)
• -ತ್ವ (Kannada script)
• -ຕ຺ວ (Lao script)
• -ത്വ (Malayalam script)
• -𑘝𑘿𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠊ᢐᢦ (Mongolian script)
• ᠊ᢠᠣᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• -တွ (Burmese script)
• -𑦽𑧠𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐟𑑂𑐰 (Newa script)
• -ତ୍ଵ (Oriya script)
• -ꢡ꣄ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆠𑇀𑆮 (Sharada script)
• -𑖝𑖿𑖪 (Siddham script)
• -ත්ව (Sinhalese script)
• -త్వ (Telugu script)
• -ตฺว (Thai script)
• -་ཏྭ (Tibetan script)
• -𑒞𑓂𑒫 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *-twam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-twam, from Proto-Indo-European *-twom, thematicized from *-tu.

Compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *-istwas (“-hood, -ness”) and Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tʋɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /t̪ʋɐ/

Suffix

-त्व • (-tva) n

1. forms abstract nouns

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of -त्व (-tva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-त्वम् -tvam	-त्वे -tve	-त्वानि / -त्वा¹ -tvāni / -tvā¹
Vocative	-त्व -tva	-त्वे -tve	-त्वानि / -त्वा¹ -tvāni / -tvā¹
Accusative	-त्वम् -tvam	-त्वे -tve	-त्वानि / -त्वा¹ -tvāni / -tvā¹
Instrumental	-त्वेन -tvena	-त्वाभ्याम् -tvābhyām	-त्वैः / -त्वेभिः¹ -tvaiḥ / -tvebhiḥ¹
Dative	-त्वाय -tvāya	-त्वाभ्याम् -tvābhyām	-त्वेभ्यः -tvebhyaḥ
Ablative	-त्वात् -tvāt	-त्वाभ्याम् -tvābhyām	-त्वेभ्यः -tvebhyaḥ
Genitive	-त्वस्य -tvasya	-त्वयोः -tvayoḥ	-त्वानाम् -tvānām
Locative	-त्वे -tve	-त्वयोः -tvayoḥ	-त्वेषु -tveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -त्व

• धर्मित्व (dharmitva, “virtuousness, faithfulness, justice”)
• यक्षिणीत्व (yakṣiṇītva, “being a yakshini”)
• शीलत्व (śīlatva, “virtuousness”)

Related terms

• -त्वा (-tvā)

Descendants

• → Hindi: -त्व (-tva) (learned)