-ua , the free dictionary

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *-udak, from Proto-Uralic *-w-. Cognates include Estonian -uma/-uda.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /-uɑˣ/, [-uɑ̝(ʔ)]

Suffix[edit]

-ua (front vowel harmony variant -yä, stem -u-)

1. Forms passive (including stative) or translative (including inchoative) intransitive verbs from transitive verbs.

   ‎nähdä (“to see”) + ‎-ua → ‎näkyä (“to be visible”)

   ‎kastaa (“to dip, make wet”) + ‎-ua → ‎kastua (“to become wet”)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

• Räisänen, Alpo. 1988. Suomen kielen u-johtimiset verbit. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. →ISBN

Anagrams[edit]

• au

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *-udak. Cognates include Finnish -ua and Karelian -uo.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-uɑ/, [-uɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-uɑ/, [-uɑ]

Suffix[edit]

-ua (front vowel variant -yä)

1. Used to form inchoative verbs.

   ‎nähä (“to see”) + ‎-ua → ‎näkkyä (“to be visible”)

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• -ua: (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.a/, [uä]
• -ua: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.a/, [uä] (stress falls on the antepenult)
• -ua: (Classical, in ⟨-qua⟩) IPA^(key): /kʷa/, [kʷä]
• -ua: (Classical, in ⟨-qua⟩) IPA^(key): /kwa/, [kwä] (stress falls in accordance with the paenultima law)
• -uā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.aː/, [uäː]
• -uā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /u.a/, [uä] (stress falls on the antepenult)
• -uā: (Classical, in ⟨-quā⟩) IPA^(key): /kʷaː/, [kʷäː]
• -uā: (Classical, in ⟨-quā⟩) IPA^(key): /kwa/, [kwä] (stress falls in accordance with the paenultima law)

Suffix[edit]

-ua

1. inflection of -uus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Suffix[edit]

-uā

1. ablative feminine singular of -uus

Romanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• -a (used for feminine nouns in the nominative and plural cases which do not end in a stressed vowel or diphthong)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin illa.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /wa/

Suffix[edit]

-ua f

1. variant of -a

   the (definite article)

Usage notes[edit]

• This form of the definite article is used for feminine nouns in the nominative and accusative cases which end in a stressed vowel or diphthong:

  basmaua, from basma, fem.

  cafeaua, from cafea, fem.

  steaua, from stea, fem.

• Monosyllables ending in vowels also take this suffix:

  ziua, from zi, fem.