-tva

Czech

Alternative forms
  • -tba (possibly under influence of -ba)

Etymology

From Old Czech -tva, -tba, from Proto-Slavic *-tva, from Proto-Indo-European *-tweh₂.

Suffix

-tva

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually denoting an action.
    ‎bít (“to beat; to fight”) + ‎-tva → ‎bitva (“battle”)

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Czech_words_suffixed_with_-tva' title='Category:Czech words suffixed with -tva'>Czech words suffixed with -tva</a>

Further reading
  • -tva in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
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