Meaning of -ва | Babel Free

Визначення

1. Uncommon suffix used to form collective nouns
   collective, morpheme
2. genitive singular
   form-of, genitive, morpheme, singular
3. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
   accusative, form-of, morpheme, nominative, plural, vocative

Приклади

“кінь (kinʹ, “horse”) + -ва (-va) → кінва́ sg (kinvá, “horses; (collective)”)”

“татарин (tataryn, “Tatar”) + -ва (-va) → татарва́ sg (tatarvá, “Tartars; (collective, derogatory)”)”

“пан (pan, “sir, (historical) landowner”) + -ва (-va) → панва́ sg (panvá, “gentlemen, (historical) landowners; (collective, derogatory)”)”

“брат (brat, “brother”) + -ва (-va) → братва́ sg (bratvá, “bros; (collective, informal)”)”

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