-ga
Estonian
editEtymology
editDerived from kaasas, kaasa, which became a suffix. Cognate to Finnish kanssa, Finnish -kaa, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hansō.
Suffix
edit-ga
- ending of the comitative case
Irish
editAlternative forms
editSuffix
edit-ga
- Added to nouns to form adjectives.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editOjibwe
editNoun
edit-ga (obligatorily possessed)
Usage notes
edit-ga is used by some older speakers.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ga-nad
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *-gō, from Proto-Germanic *-gjô, *-gô (suffix).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ga
- Diminutive suffix, used especially in familiar names for pets.
Declension
editWeak:
Pali
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the root to go. When used as the second element of an upapada tatpurusha, the vowel and final verbal roots ending in a nasal are reduced to their zero grade, /a/, which is then reinterpreted as the thematic vowel.
Adjective
edit-ga
Usage notes
editThe adjective may be used in an absolute sense, thereby yielding a noun. This suffix is not used as a free-standing adjective.
Declension
editCase \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | -go | -gā |
Accusative (second) | -gaṃ | -ge |
Instrumental (third) | -gena | -gehi or -gebhi |
Dative (fourth) | -gassa or -gāya or -gatthaṃ | -gānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | -gasmā or -gamhā or -gā | -gehi or -gebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | -gassa | -gānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | -gasmiṃ or -gamhi or -ge | -gesu |
Vocative (calling) | -ga | -gā |
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | -gaṃ | -gāni |
Accusative (second) | -gaṃ | -gāni |
Instrumental (third) | -gena | -gehi or -gebhi |
Dative (fourth) | -gassa or -gāya or -gatthaṃ | -gānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | -gasmā or -gamhā or -gā | -gehi or -gebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | -gassa | -gānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | -gasmiṃ or -gamhi or -ge | -gesu |
Vocative (calling) | -ga | -gāni |
Derived terms
editWords using this suffix are listed in their own category. Note that normally only the Latin script forms are listed, as etymology sections are normally restricted to the Latin script form.
Samoan
editSuffix
edit-ga
- Used to make a verb into a noun with a related meaning.
Somali
editSuffix
edit-ga
Tokelauan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *-ŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian -na and Samoan -ga.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ga
- Used to form nouns denoting the action of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing
- Used to form nouns denoting the event of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing
- Used to form nouns denoting the object of the suffixed verb.
Usage notes
edit- To make a distinction between the different senses of the suffix, the first vowel of the produced noun may be elongated:
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 133
Uzbek
editAlternative forms
editSuffix
edit-ga
- to (dative case)
- Estonian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian suffixes
- Estonian inflectional suffixes
- Irish lemmas
- Irish suffixes
- Irish adjective-forming suffixes
- Ojibwe lemmas
- Ojibwe nouns
- Ojibwe animate nouns
- Ojibwe dependent animate nouns
- oj:Family
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English suffixes
- Old English terms with usage examples
- Old English masculine n-stem nouns
- Pali lemmas
- Pali adjectives
- Pali adjectives in Latin script
- Samoan lemmas
- Samoan suffixes
- Somali lemmas
- Somali suffixes
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tokelauan lemmas
- Tokelauan suffixes
- Uzbek lemmas
- Uzbek suffixes