oa

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Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • a (East Central Bavarian)

Etymology

Cognate with German ein.

Pronunciation

Determiner

oa (West Central Bavarian)

  1. one

See also

  • a (a, article)

Estonian

Noun

oa

  1. genitive singular of uba

Romanian

Interjection

oa

  1. Obsolete form of oac.

References

  • oa in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Sundanese

Etymology

Imitative

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /oˈwa/

Noun

oa

  1. gibbon (Hylobates)

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-oa (infinitive kuoa)

  1. to marry a woman (used only of a man)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -oa
Positive present -naoa
Subjunctive -oe
Negative -oi
Imperative singular oa
Infinitives
Positive kuoa
Negative kutooa
Imperatives
Singular oa
Plural oeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huoa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lioa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naoa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaoa/naoa tunaoa
2nd person unaoa mnaoa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaoa wanaoa
other classes positive subject concord + -naoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oi)
Singular Plural
1st person sioi hatuoi
2nd person huoi hamwoi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haoi hawaoi
other classes negative subject concord + -oi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taoa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -oe)
Singular Plural
1st person nioe tuoe
2nd person uoe mwoe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoe waoe
other classes positive subject concord + -oe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sioe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeoa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeoa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalioa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalioa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aoa)
Singular Plural
1st person naoa twaoa
2nd person waoa mwaoa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoa waoa
m-mi(III/IV) waoa yaoa
ji-ma(V/VI) laoa yaoa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaoa vyaoa
n(IX/X) yaoa zaoa
u(XI) waoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaoa
pa(XVI) paoa
mu(XVIII) mwaoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meoa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaoa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaoa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kioa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipooa
Consecutive kaoa / positive subject concord + -kaoa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaoe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nioa -tuoa
2nd person -kuoa -waoa/-kuoeni/-waoeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwoa -waoa
m-mi(III/IV) -uoa -ioa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lioa -yaoa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kioa -vioa
n(IX/X) -ioa -zioa
u(XI) -uoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuoa
pa(XVI) -paoa
mu(XVIII) -muoa
Reflexive -jioa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -oa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -oaye -oao
m-mi(III/IV) -oao -oayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -oalo -oayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -oacho -oavyo
n(IX/X) -oayo -oazo
u(XI) -oao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -oako
pa(XVI) -oapo
mu(XVIII) -oamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -oa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeoa -ooa
m-mi(III/IV) -ooa -yooa
ji-ma(V/VI) -looa -yooa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chooa -vyooa
n(IX/X) -yooa -zooa
u(XI) -ooa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kooa
pa(XVI) -pooa
mu(XVIII) -mooa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Causative: -oza (marry off, give in marriage)
    • Passive: -olewa (to marry (of a woman, to take a husband))
    • Reciprocal: -oana (marry each other, intermarry)

Tabaru

Pronunciation

Noun

oa

  1. (Adu) alternative form of woa (house)

References