Finnish

Suffix

-ua ‎(front vowel harmony variant -yä)

1. Forms stative or inchoative intransitive verbs from transitive verbs.

   nähdä (stem näke-) to see - näkyä to be visible

   kastaa to dip, make wet - kastua to become wet

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.a/ (stress falls on the antepenult)
• (Classical, in ⟨-qua⟩) IPA^(key): /kʷa/ (stress falls in accordance with the paenultima law)

Suffix

-ua

1. nominative feminine singular of -uus
2. nominative neuter plural of -uus
3. accusative neuter plural of -uus
4. vocative feminine singular of -uus
5. vocative neuter plural of -uus

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u.aː/ (stress falls on the antepenult)
• (Classical, in ⟨-quā⟩) IPA^(key): /kʷaː/ (stress falls in accordance with the paenultima law)

Suffix

-uā

1. ablative feminine singular of -uus

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa/

Alternative forms

• -a (used for feminine nouns in the nominative and plural cases which do not end in a stressed vowel or diphthong)

Etymology

From the Latin illa.

Suffix

-ua f

1. variant of -a

the (definite article)

Usage notes

• This form of the definite article is used for feminine nouns in the nominative and accusative cases which end in a stressed vowel or diphthong:

  basmaua, from basma, fem.

  cafeaua, from cafea, fem.

  steaua, from stea, fem.

• Monosyllables ending in vowels also take this suffix:

  ziua, from zi, fem.