-ვა

Laz

Alternative forms

• -უა (-ua) — Chkhala

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