"-liwa" meaning in All languages combined

See -liwa on Wiktionary

Suffix [Polish]

IPA: /ˈli.va/
Rhymes: -iva Head templates: {{head|pl|suffix form}} -liwa
  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of -liwy Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme, nominative, singular, vocative Form of: -liwy

Suffix [Swahili]

Etymology: What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added. The rule was then extended to borrowed words by analogy. Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix|mid vowel harmony variant|-lewa}} -liwa (mid vowel harmony variant -lewa)
  1. Alternative form of -wa used in nonderived verbs ending in -ia or -ea, as well as any verb ending in -aa, -au, -oa, -ua, or -uu Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -wa used in nonderived verbs ending in -ia or -ea, as well as any verb ending in -aa, -au, -oa, -ua, or -uu Derived forms: Swahili passive verbs
    Sense id: en--liwa-sw-suffix--d2b9yLH Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "suffix form"
      },
      "expansion": "-liwa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "[please"
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Polish entries with Template:pl-pr without syllabification",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-liwy"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine nominative/vocative singular of -liwy"
      ],
      "id": "en--liwa-pl-suffix-jQmJrr07",
      "links": [
        [
          "-liwy",
          "-liwy#Polish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.va/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iva"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-liwa"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added. The rule was then extended to borrowed words by analogy.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "mid vowel harmony variant",
        "4": "-lewa"
      },
      "expansion": "-liwa (mid vowel harmony variant -lewa)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "-wa used in nonderived verbs ending in -ia or -ea"
        },
        {
          "word": "as well as any verb ending in -aa"
        },
        {
          "word": "-au"
        },
        {
          "word": "-oa"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ua"
        },
        {
          "word": "or -uu"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Swahili passive verbs"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "-tia (“to put”) + -liwa → -tiliwa (“to be put”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "-pokea (“to receive”) + -lewa → -pokelewa (“to be received”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "-sahau (“to forget”) + -liwa → -sahauliwa (“to be forgotten”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of -wa used in nonderived verbs ending in -ia or -ea, as well as any verb ending in -aa, -au, -oa, -ua, or -uu"
      ],
      "id": "en--liwa-sw-suffix--d2b9yLH",
      "links": [
        [
          "-wa",
          "-wa#Swahili"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-liwa"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "suffix form"
      },
      "expansion": "-liwa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "[please"
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Polish 2-syllable words",
        "Polish entries with Template:pl-pr without syllabification",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish non-lemma forms",
        "Polish suffix forms",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Rhymes:Polish/iva",
        "Rhymes:Polish/iva/2 syllables"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-liwy"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine nominative/vocative singular of -liwy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-liwy",
          "-liwy#Polish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "morpheme",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.va/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iva"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-liwa"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Swahili passive verbs"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "What are now vowel-final verb stems originally had an -l-, which resurfaces whenever a suffix is added. The rule was then extended to borrowed words by analogy.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "mid vowel harmony variant",
        "4": "-lewa"
      },
      "expansion": "-liwa (mid vowel harmony variant -lewa)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "-wa used in nonderived verbs ending in -ia or -ea"
        },
        {
          "word": "as well as any verb ending in -aa"
        },
        {
          "word": "-au"
        },
        {
          "word": "-oa"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ua"
        },
        {
          "word": "or -uu"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili suffixes"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "-tia (“to put”) + -liwa → -tiliwa (“to be put”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "-pokea (“to receive”) + -lewa → -pokelewa (“to be received”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "-sahau (“to forget”) + -liwa → -sahauliwa (“to be forgotten”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of -wa used in nonderived verbs ending in -ia or -ea, as well as any verb ending in -aa, -au, -oa, -ua, or -uu"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-wa",
          "-wa#Swahili"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-liwa"
}

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