# -ga
## Estonian
### Etymology

Derived from kaasas, kaasa, which became a suffix. Cognate to Finnish kanssa, Finnish -kaa, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hansō.

### Suffix

-ga
* ending of the comitative case

## Irish
### Alternative forms

* -da (after l and n)
* -dha (obsolete)

### Suffix

-ga
* Added to nouns to form adjectives.

#### Related terms

* -aí
* -ta

## Japanese
### Romanization

-ga
* Rōmaji transcription of が

## Ojibwe
### Noun

-ga (obligatorily possessed)
* mother

#### Usage notes

-ga is used by some older speakers.

#### Synonyms

* -maamaay

#### Derived terms

* ninga (“my mother”)
* giga (“your mother”)
* ogiin (“his/her/their mother”)

### References

* The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ga-nad

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* -ca

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-gō, from Proto-Germanic *-gjô, *-gô (suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡɑ/

### Suffix

-ga
* Diminutive suffix, used especially in familiar names for pets.
    docga ― dog
    frocga ― frog
    *picga ― pig
    *snecga ― snail
    stacga ― stag
    wicga ― insect

#### Declension

Weak:

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ugaz + Proto-Germanic *-ōną.

### Suffix

-ga
* turns an adjective with -ugr into a transitive verb
    ‎blóðugr + ‎-ga → ‎blóðga
    ‎stǫðugr + ‎-ga → ‎stǫðga

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: -ga
* Faroese: -ga
* Norwegian Nynorsk: -ga

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* -𑀕 (Brahmi script)
* -ग (Devanagari script)
* -গ (Bengali script)
* -ග (Sinhalese script)
* -ဂ or -ၷ (Burmese script)
* -ค or -คะ (Thai script)
* -ᨣ (Tai Tham script)
* -ຄ or -ຄະ (Lao script)
* -គ (Khmer script)
* -𑄉 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

From 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

-ga
* going

#### Usage notes

The adjective may be used in an absolute sense, thereby yielding a noun. This suffix is not used as a free-standing adjective.

#### Derived terms

Words 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
### Suffix

-ga
* Used to make a verb into a noun with a related meaning.

## Somali
### Suffix

-ga
* the

## Tokelauan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *-ŋa. Cognates include Hawaiian -na and Samoan -ga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [-.ŋa]

### Suffix

-ga
* Used to form nouns denoting the action of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing
    ‎iloilo (“to examine”) + ‎-ga → ‎iloiloga (“examination”)
* Used to form nouns denoting the event of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing
    ‎tipi (“to cut”) + ‎-ga → ‎tīpiga (“surgery”)
* Used to form nouns denoting the object of the suffixed verb.
    ‎kave (“to carry”) + ‎-ga → ‎kāvega (“load”)

#### Usage notes

* To make a distinction between the different senses of the suffix, the first vowel of the produced noun may be elongated:
    ‎tipi (“to cut”) + ‎-ga → ‎tipiga (“act of cutting”)
    ‎tipi (“to cut”) + ‎-ga → ‎tīpiga (“surgery”)

#### Derived terms
### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 133

## Uzbek
### Alternative forms

* -ka

### Suffix

-ga
* to (dative case)