-ვა

Laz

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Mingrelian -უა (-ua).

Suffix

-ვა • (-va) (Latin spelling -va)

  1. Derives verbal nouns
    ‎ამოლ- (amol-, “to enter”) + ‎-ვა (-va) → ‎ამოლვა (amolva, “entrance”)
    ‎წილ- (ǯil-, “to pick fruit”) + ‎-ვა (-va) → ‎წილვა (ǯilva, “September, November”)

Usage notes
  • Although in the Chkhala dialect it is common, in the rest of the dialects it occurs rarely.

Derived terms
Laz terms suffixed with -ვა
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