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Appendix:Variations of "ga"
-Ga
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from et kaasas, et kaasa, which became a suffix. Cognate to fi kanssa, fi kaa -kaa, ultimately from et gem-pro *hansō.
Suffix
et suffix inflectional suffixes
ending of the comitative case
Irish
Alternative forms
ga -da after l and n
ga -dha obsolete
Suffix
a
Added to nouns to form adjectives.
Derived terms
ga
Related terms
ga -aí -ta
Japanese
Romanization
が
Lower Tanana
Alternative forms
taa -ga'
Pronunciation
taa /kæ/ /qæ/
Suffix
taa suffix
a noun-forming suffix
taa tl'esr mud, slimy tl'esrga slime
Derived terms
taa
References
176
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
nn -ge
Etymology
From nn non -ga transitivising verb suffix.
Pronunciation
nn /ɡɑ/
Suffix
nn suffix
nn archaic or dialectal no longer productive Used to form causative verbs from nouns and adjectives
nn blod<t:blood> blodga<t:to make bleed>
nn ro<t:calm> rodga<t:to calm>
nn mjøl<t:flour> mjølga<t:to flour>
Derived terms
nn
See also
nn -ja causative verb suffix
nn -na inchoative verb suffix
nn -sa intensifying verb suffix
nn -la diminutive and iterative verb suffix
nn -ta deadverbial verb suffix
nn -ka causative, inchoative and iterative verb suffix
nn -ra iterative verb suffix
References
%ga
nn verb-forming suffixes
Ojibwe
Noun
oj noun animate nouns dependent animate nouns obligatorily possessed
mother
Usage notes
-ga is used by some older speakers.
Synonyms
oj -maamaay
Derived terms
oj ninga my mother
oj giga your mother
oj ogiin his/her/their mother
References
The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ga-nad
oj Family
Old English
Alternative forms
ang -ca
Etymology
ang diminutive :inh gmw-pro:*-gō<ety:inh<gem-pro:*-gô>>
From ang gmw-pro *-gō, from ang gem-pro *-gjô, gem-pro *-gô suffix.
Pronunciation
-ga
Suffix
m diminutive suffixes
forms diminutive nouns; used especially in familiar names for pets
ang docga dog
ang frocga frog
ang *picga pig
ang *snecga snail
ang stacga stag
ang wicga insect
Declension
-g
Old Norse
Etymology
From non gem-pro *-ugaz + non gem-pro *-ōną.
Suffix
non suffix
turns an adjective with -ugr into a transitive verb
non blóðugr blóðga
non stǫðugr stǫðga
Descendants
is -ga
fo -ga
nn -ga
Pali
Alternative forms
-ga
Etymology
From the root pi gam 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
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.
Declension
m
n
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.
pi
Samoan
Suffix
sm suffix
Used to make a verb into a noun with a related meaning.
Derived terms
sm
References
74
Tokelauan
Etymology
From tkl poz-pol-pro *-ŋa. Cognates include haw -na and sm -ga.
Pronunciation
-ga
Suffix
tkl suffix
Used to form nouns denoting the action of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing
tkl iloilo to examine iloiloga examination
Used to form nouns denoting the event of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing
tkl tipi to cut tīpiga surgery
Used to form nouns denoting the object of the suffixed verb.
tkl kave to carry 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:
tkl tipi to cut tipiga act of cutting
tkl tipi to cut tīpiga surgery
Derived terms
tkl
References
133
Uzbek
Alternative forms
uz -ka after k
uz -qa after q or gʻ
Etymology
uz chg ـغه -ġa, chg ـگه -gä, chg ـقه -qa, chg ـکه -kä, from uz trk-pro *-ka.
Suffix
uz suffix
to dative case
uz anʼana anʼanaga
uz yurak yurakka
uz choʻgʻ choʻqqa
Usage notes
When attached to words ending in gʻ, their final consonant is altered to q.