-twa

See also: TWA, Twa, twå, twą, and twa

Polish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *-tus
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-tweh₂
    Proto-Slavic *-tva
    Polish -twa

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-tva. Compare Czech -tva.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tfa/
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
    • Homophone: twa

    Suffix

    -twa f

    1. (not productive) forms abstract nouns or nouns of place
      ‎paść + ‎-twa → ‎pastwa
      ‎modlić + ‎-twa → ‎modlitwa

    Declension

    Declension of -twa
    singular plural
    nominative -twa -twy
    genitive -twy -tw
    dative -twie -twom
    accusative -twę -twy
    instrumental -twą -twami
    locative -twie -twach
    vocative -two -twy

    Derived terms

    Polish terms suffixed with -twa
    bitwa
    dziatwa
    gonitwa
    klątwa
    modlitwa
    pastwa
    rybitwa

    Further reading

    • -twa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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