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-वत्
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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology 1
sa :inh ine-pro:*-wénts<id:possessive> suffix 1
From sa iir-pro *-wánts, from sa ine-pro *-wénts.
Alternative forms
sa -वन्त्
Pronunciation
Suffix
473-4 1233 वन्त् vant915 2
forms possessive adjectives: -ful, rich
sa -मत्
as, like, similar to also forms adverbs
Usage notes
The suffix is generally not accented, except when the noun to which it is added is accented on its final syllable and doesn't end in -a or -ā.
Declension
-vat -vatī -vat
Derived terms
sa
Descendants
pi -vant
bn -বান 1 from the masculine singular nominative sa -वान्
hi -वान 1 from the masculine singular nominative sa -वान्
Suffix
past act344 959 वन्त् vant
sa participleforms the past active participle
sa कृ॒त कृ॒तव॑त् done one who has done
Usage notes
This suffix is added to the past passive participle ending in sa -त -tá or sa -न -ná, converting it into an active participle. The Vedic accent remains on the -tá- or -ná-.
Declension
-vat -vatī -vat
Derived terms
sa participle
Etymology 2
sa adverb
Traditionally seen as sa 1 of 'Etymology 1', with adverbial shift of accent. Wackernagel contests this,de 1910 Jacob Wackernagel Jacob Wackernagel Indoiranica Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen https://www.jstor.org/stable/40846463 43 3 281 albeit without providing an alternative explanation.
Pronunciation
1
Suffix
-vát407 1107 vát
forms adverbs indicating resemblance
sa अङ्गि॑रस् -वत् अ॒ङ्गि॒र॒स्वत् -vát like Angiras
Derived terms
sa adverb
Etymology 3
sa unknown?
Pronunciation
1
Suffix
f -vát479 1245j वत् vat sa Vedic
sa place nounmakes feminine nouns from particles of direction or location
Declension
-vát 1
Derived terms
sa place noun
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
sa Vedic /ʋɐ́t/ /ʋɐt/ vocative
1
Suffix
adjf n -vát
sa -वांस् -vā́ṃs nom//acc n s
Suffix
adjf n
sa -वांस् -vā́ṃs voc n s
References
Further reading
II.2 703-715 871-894