-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