# -va
## Cornish
### Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *maɣ, from Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Compare Welsh -fa, Old Irish mag.

### Suffix

-va f (plural -vaow)
* Used to derive places from verbs and nouns.
    ‎soodh (“occupation”) + ‎-va → ‎sodhva (“office”)
    ‎mil (“animal”) + ‎-va → ‎milva (“zoo”)

#### Derived terms
## Estonian
### Suffix

-va
* accusative/genitive singular of -v

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-pa, from Proto-Uralic *-pa. In the participial sense, the Finnish form descends from the weak-grade variant *-ba, which was eventually extended by analogy to all verbs. The original strong grade remains as -pa in a few words (e.g. syöpä, käypä, kaikkivoipa), but these have lost their verbal meaning. The adjective ending has also been generalized to its weak form (*-ba) through similar developments.

### Suffix

-va (front vowel harmony variant -vä, linguistic notation -vA)
* Forms the present active participle of a verb, which is normally used like an adjective. The English equivalent is normally -ing, but sometimes also -ish.
    ‎kirjoittaa (“to write”) + ‎-va → ‎kirjoittava (“writing, that writes”)
    ‎punertaa (“to redden”) + ‎-va → ‎punertava (“reddish”)
* Forms an adjective from a noun.
    ‎liha (“flesh, meat”) + ‎-va → ‎lihava (“fat”)
    ‎käsi (“hand”) + ‎-va → ‎kätevä (“handy”)
    ‎tila (“space”) + ‎-va → ‎tilava (“spacious”)
    ‎terä (“cutting edge”) + ‎-va → ‎terävä (“sharp”)
    ‎rinta (“breast”) + ‎-va → ‎rintava (“buxom”)

#### Usage notes

* (participial): Some inflected forms have specific uses:
** genitive singular: used with verbs of reporting or observing to refer to someone doing an action according to that report or observation.
    Hänen sanotaan tekevän sen.It was said that s/he would do it.
** essive plural: used with possessive suffix and olla to mean someone is feigning or pretending to do something (see olla olevinaan)
    Hän oli lukevinaan kirjaa.S/he pretended to read a book.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of -va (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-vani
-vani
accusative
nom.
-vani
-vani
gen.
-vani
genitive
-vani
-vieni -vaini $^{rare}$
partitive
-vaani
-viani
inessive
-vassani
-vissani
elative
-vastani
-vistani
illative
-vaani
-viini
adessive
-vallani
-villani
ablative
-valtani
-viltani
allative
-valleni
-villeni
essive
-vanani
-vinani
translative
-vakseni
-vikseni
abessive
-vattani
-vittani
instructive
comitative
—-vineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-vasi
-vasi
accusative
nom.
-vasi
-vasi
gen.
-vasi
genitive
-vasi
-viesi -vaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
-vaasi
-viasi
inessive
-vassasi
-vissasi
elative
-vastasi
-vistasi
illative
-vaasi
-viisi
adessive
-vallasi
-villasi
ablative
-valtasi
-viltasi
allative
-vallesi
-villesi
essive
-vanasi
-vinasi
translative
-vaksesi
-viksesi
abessive
-vattasi
-vittasi
instructive
comitative
—-vinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-vamme
-vamme
accusative
nom.
-vamme
-vamme
gen.
-vamme
genitive
-vamme
-viemme -vaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
-vaamme
-viamme
inessive
-vassamme
-vissamme
elative
-vastamme
-vistamme
illative
-vaamme
-viimme
adessive
-vallamme
-villamme
ablative
-valtamme
-viltamme
allative
-vallemme
-villemme
essive
-vanamme
-vinamme
translative
-vaksemme
-viksemme
abessive
-vattamme
-vittamme
instructive
comitative
—-vinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-vanne
-vanne
accusative
nom.
-vanne
-vanne
gen.
-vanne
genitive
-vanne
-vienne -vainne $^{rare}$
partitive
-vaanne
-vianne
inessive
-vassanne
-vissanne
elative
-vastanne
-vistanne
illative
-vaanne
-viinne
adessive
-vallanne
-villanne
ablative
-valtanne
-viltanne
allative
-vallenne
-villenne
essive
-vananne
-vinanne
translative
-vaksenne
-viksenne
abessive
-vattanne
-vittanne
instructive
comitative
—-vinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
-vansa
-vansa
accusative
nom.
-vansa
-vansa
gen.
-vansa
genitive
-vansa
-viensa -vainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
-vaansa
-viaan -viansa
inessive
-vassaan -vassansa
-vissaan -vissansa
elative
-vastaan -vastansa
-vistaan -vistansa
illative
-vaansa
-viinsa
adessive
-vallaan -vallansa
-villaan -villansa
ablative
-valtaan -valtansa
-viltaan -viltansa
allative
-valleen -vallensa
-villeen -villensa
essive
-vanaan -vanansa
-vinaan -vinansa
translative
-vakseen -vaksensa
-vikseen -viksensa
abessive
-vattaan -vattansa
-vittaan -vittansa
instructive
comitative
—-vineen -vinensa :

#### Derived terms

* See also Category:Finnish present active participles.

### Anagrams

* av

## Hungarian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vɒ]
* Rhymes: -vɒ

### Suffix

-va
* (adverbial-participle suffix) Added to a verb to form the adverbial participle.
** Expressing an action done simultaneously by the subject of the main clause, like the English -ing form functioning as a participle (rather than a noun).
    úszik (“to swim”) →
    Úszva jött ide. ― He came here swimming.
** construed with van (“to be”), sometimes omitted: Expressing the result of a preceding action suffered or experienced (that is, with a passive sense), comparable to the past participle -ed.
    zár (“to close”) → zárva (van) (“(it is/has been) closed”, with the implication that it is currently inaccessible)

#### Usage notes

* (adverbial participle suffix) Variants:
    -va is added to back-vowel verbs
       fut (“to run”) → Futva jöttek vissza. ― They came back running.
    -ve is added to front-vowel verbs
       ismer (“to know”) → Ismerve téged, elfogadom a véleményedet. ― Knowing you, I accept your opinion.
    -ván a less frequent variant of -va
       szól (“to speak”) → Az írásról szólván, mikor jelenik meg a legújabb könyve? ― Speaking of writing, when will your next book be published?
    -vén a less frequent variant of -ve
       ismer (“to know”) → Nem ismervén a tényeket, erre a kérdésre nem tudok válaszolni. ― Not knowing the facts, I can't answer this question.

#### Derived terms

* Category:Hungarian adverbial participles

### See also

* Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

## Inuktitut
### Alternative forms

* -pa (used after consonant)

### Suffix

-va (Syllabics -ᕙ)
* non-specific 3rd person singular interrogative verb suffix
    kinauva?Who is she?

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* -va: (Classical Latin) IPA: /u̯a/, [u̯ä]
* -va: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /va/, [vä]
* -vā: (Classical Latin) IPA: /u̯aː/, [u̯äː]
* -vā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /va/, [vä]

### Suffix

-va
* inflection of -vus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Suffix

-vā
* ablative feminine singular of -vus

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* -𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* -व (Devanagari script)
* -ৰ (Bengali script)
* -ව (Sinhalese script)
* -ဝ (Burmese script)
* -ว or -วะ (Thai script)
* -ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* -ວ or -ວະ (Lao script)
* -វ (Khmer script)
* -𑅇 (Chakma script)

### Suffix

-va
* masculine/neuter vocative singular of -vant

## Romanian
### Etymology

Probably from va, the popular (folk) variant of the third-person singular indicative form of the verb vrea (“to want”) (cf. also its usage as an auxiliary verb, or in conjugated forms of (a) voi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /va/

### Suffix

-va
* suffixed to some adverbs and preopositions, meaning "some"
    ‎ce (“what”) + ‎-va → ‎ceva (“something”)
    ‎cine (“who”) + ‎-va → ‎cineva (“someone”)
    ‎unde (“where”) + ‎-va → ‎undeva (“somewhere”)
    ‎când (“when”) + ‎-va → ‎cândva (“sometime”)
    ‎cum (“how”) + ‎-va → ‎cumva (“somehow”)