-त्व

See also: त्व

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit -त्व (-tva). Doublet of -पन (-pan).

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

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • -त्वन (-tvana)

Alternative scripts

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

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)

Descendants

  • Bengali: -ত্ব (-tto) (learned)
  • Hindi: -पन (-pan)
  • Hindi: -त्व (-tva) (learned)
  • Punjabi: -تّ (-att) / -ਅੱਤ
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