"-itsa" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈi.t͡sa/
Etymology: Cognate with Tumbuka -iska, Yao (Africa) -isya, Swahili -isha, Kongo -isa, Phuthi -isa, Southern Ndebele -isa, Swazi -isa, Xhosa -isa, and Zulu -isa. Etymology templates: {{cog|tum|-iska}} Tumbuka -iska, {{cog|yao|-isya}} Yao (Africa) -isya, {{cog|sw|-isha}} Swahili -isha, {{cog|kg|-isa}} Kongo -isa, {{cog|bnt-phu|-isa}} Phuthi -isa, {{cog|nr|-isa}} Southern Ndebele -isa, {{cog|ss|-isa}} Swazi -isa, {{cog|xh|-isa}} Xhosa -isa, {{cog|zu|-isa}} Zulu -isa Head templates: {{head|ny|suffix|cat2=verb-forming suffixes}} -itsa
  1. Causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'a', 'i' or 'u'. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--itsa-ny-suffix-M29Z-fEa Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. Alternative intensive suffix Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--itsa-ny-suffix-Aiz92kMB Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -etsa [causative, suffix]

Suffix [Finnish]

Forms: -itsä [front-vowel]
Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *-icca, from Proto-Uralic [Term?]. Cognate with Livvi -čču. Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-icca}} Proto-Finnic *-icca, {{inh|fi|urj-pro|}} Proto-Uralic [Term?], {{cog|olo|-čču}} Livvi -čču Head templates: {{fi-affix-linguistic-notation|{{{stem}}}}} {{{stem}}}, {{fi-affix-linguistic-notation|{{{stem2}}}}} {{{stem2}}}, {{fi-affix-linguistic-notation|itsä}} itsA, {{head|fi|suffixes|front vowel harmony variant|-itsä||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-||-{{{stem}}}-||-{{{stem2}}}-|linguistic notation|-itsA||{{{comp}}}||{{{sup}}}|cat2=|f2nolink=1|f3nolink=1|f4nolink=1|f5nolink=1|f6nolink=1|f7nolink=1|f8nolink=1|head=}} -itsa (front vowel harmony variant -itsä, linguistic notation -itsA), {{fi-suffix|noun|var=itsä}} -itsa (front vowel harmony variant -itsä, linguistic notation -itsA)
  1. A diminutive suffix. No longer productive. Tags: morpheme

Alternative forms

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