"-va" meaning in Cornish

See -va in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -vaow [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *maɣ, from Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Compare Welsh -fa, Old Irish mag. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*maɣ}} Proto-Brythonic *maɣ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*magos|t=field}} Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”), {{der|kw|ine-pro|*méǵh₂s}} Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s, {{cog|cy|-fa}} Welsh -fa, {{cog|sga|mag}} Old Irish mag Head templates: {{head|kw|suffix|plural|-vaow|g=f}} -va f (plural -vaow)
  1. Used to derive places from verbs and nouns. Tags: feminine, morpheme
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "-fa"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh -fa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "sga",
        "2": "mag"
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      "expansion": "Old Irish mag",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *maɣ, from Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Compare Welsh -fa, Old Irish mag.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-vaow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "2": "suffix",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "soodh (“occupation”) + -va → sodhva (“office”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "mil (“animal”) + -va → milva (“zoo”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to derive places from verbs and nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--va-kw-suffix-lcpisptF",
      "tags": [
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "*maɣ"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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        "1": "kw",
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        "3": "*magos",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "-fa"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh -fa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "mag"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish mag",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Brythonic *maɣ, from Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Compare Welsh -fa, Old Irish mag.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-vaow",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-vaow",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-va f (plural -vaow)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Cornish feminine suffixes",
        "Cornish lemmas",
        "Cornish suffixes",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "soodh (“occupation”) + -va → sodhva (“office”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "mil (“animal”) + -va → milva (“zoo”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to derive places from verbs and nouns."
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-va"
}

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