ава

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Eastern Mari

Etymology

Related to Erzya, Moksha, and Tuvan ава (ava).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈvɑ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: ава

Noun

ава (ava)

  1. mother
  2. mother-in-law (husband's mother)
  3. (agriculture) female
    ава кияр
    ava kijar
    seed cucumber (literally, female cucumber)
  4. (mythology) spirit, ghost
  5. (computing) parent

Declension

Declension of ава
singular plural
nominative ава (ava) ава-влак (ava-vlak)
accusative авам (avam) ава-влакым (ava-vlakym)
genitive аван (avan) ава-влакын (ava-vlakyn)
dative авалан (avalan) ава-влаклан (ava-vlaklan)
comitative аваге (avage) ава-влакге (ava-vlakge)
comparative авала (avala) ава-влакла (ava-vlakla)
inessive аваште (avašte) ава-влакыште (ava-vlakyšte)
illative short аваш (avaš) ава-влакыш (ava-vlakyš)
long авашке (avaške) ава-влакышке (ava-vlakyške)
lative аваш (avaš) ава-влакеш (ava-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of ава
singular plural
1st person авам (avam) авана (avana)
2nd person ават (avat) авада (avada)
3rd person аваже (avaže) авашт (avašt)

Derived terms

nouns

References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “ава”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Erzya

Ава.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *ava. See Moksha ава (ava) for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑvɑ/
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: а‧ва

Noun

ава (ava)

  1. woman
    Synonym: (young) тейтерява (tejteŕava)
    велень аваveleń avaa country woman
  2. mother
    Авам лезды тень кудонь тевтнесэ.
    Avam lezdï teń kudoń tevtnesë.
    My mother helps me with housework.
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 4:
      I sovamsto kudos neize eikakšośt sońze avanzo Marijań marto.
      On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary.

Declension

Indefinite declension of ава (back-vowel stem (ума) type)
case singular plural
nominative
(...)
ава (ava) ават (avat)
genitive
(of ...)
авань (avań)
dative
(to ...)
аванень (avaneń)
ablative
(than ...)
авадо (avado)
inessive
(in ...)
авасо (avaso)
elative
(out of ...)
авасто (avasto)
illative
(into ...)
авас (avas)
prolative
(through ...)
авава (avava)
translative
(becoming ...)
авакс (avaks)
comparative
(like ...)
авашка (avaška)
abessive
(without ...)
ававтомо (avavtomo)

Derived terms

Compounds

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ава”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс , Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish هوا (hava), from Arabic هَوَاء (hawāʔ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ава (avaf (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) air
    Synonym: воздух (vozduh)
  2. (colloquial) climate, atmospheric condition
    Synonyms: поднебје (podnebje), клима (klima)

Declension

Declension of ава
singular
indefinite ава (ava)
definite unspecified авата (avata)
definite proximal авава (avava)
definite distal авана (avana)
vocative аво (avo)

References

  • ава” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
  • Belčev, Tole (2016) “ава”, in Речник на турцизми, архаизми, дијалектизми и ретко употребувани зборови во македонскиот јазик (in Macedonian), Štip: UGD, →ISBN, page 14

Moksha

Etymology

According to Feoktistov, from a Turkic language; compare Proto-Turkic *apa, whence Turkish aba, Tatar апа (apa), Tuvan ава (ava). Veršinin considers suggestions of borrowing completely baseless, he is convinced that the term is of child language origin (its original meaning being "mother"), according to him, the following are of a similar origin: Eastern Mari ава (ava), Western Mari ӓвӓ (ävä), cf. dialectal Eastern Mari аппа! (appa!, ), Tundra Nenets (āppa, mother ). Parallel developments in unrelated languages: Northern Selkup ама (ama, mother), Basque ama (id.), Nivkh ымык (əmək, id.), Koryak (-aw'-) in (ŋaw'gyjnik, female ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ава (ava)

  1. lady
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
      дама — ава
      dama — ava
      lady — lady
  2. (zoology) female
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
      самка — ава
      samka — ava
      female — female
  3. woman
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
      женщина — ава
      ženščina — ava
      woman — woman
  4. wife
    • Oahpa, University of Tromsø
      vaimo — ава
      vaimo — ava
      wife — wife
  5. mom
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN
      мама — ава/авай
      mama — ava /avaj
      mom — mom

Declension

Indefinite declension of ава
singular plural
nominative ава (ava) ават (avat)
genitive авань (avań)
dative аванди (avandi)
ablative авада (avada)
inessive аваса (avasa)
elative аваста (avasta)
illative авас (avas)
prolative авава (avava)
comparative авашка (avaška)
translative авакс (avaks)
abessive авафтома (avaftoma)
causative аванкса (avanksa)
Definite declension of ава
singular plural
nominative авась (avaś) аватне (avatne)
genitive авать (avať) аватнень (avatneń)
dative авати (avati) аватненди (avatnendi)
Possessive forms of ава
1st person singular possessive forms
first person singular (монь (moń))
one possession multiple possessions
nominative авазе (avaze) аване (avane)
genitive авазень (avazeń) аванень (avaneń)
dative авазенди (avazendi) аваненди (avanendi)
ablative авадон (avadon)
inessive авасон (avason)
elative авастон (avaston)
illative авазон (avazon)
prolative ававан (avavan)
comparative авашкан (avaškan)
abessive авафтомон (avaftomon)
2nd person singular possessive forms
second person singular (тонь (toń))
one possession multiple possessions
nominative аваце (avace) аватне (avatne)
genitive авацень (avaceń) аватнень (avatneń)
dative аваценди (avacendi) аватненди (avatnendi)
ablative авадот (avadot)
inessive авасот (avasot)
elative авастот (avastot)
illative авазот (avazot)
prolative авават (avavat)
comparative авашкат (avaškat)
abessive авафтомот (avaftomot)
3rd person singular possessive forms
third person singular (сонь (soń))
one possession multiple possessions
nominative авац (avac) аванза (avanza)
genitive аванц (avanc) аванзон (avanzon)
dative аванцты (avanctï) аванзонды (avanzondï)
ablative авадонза (avadonza)
inessive авасонза (avasonza)
elative авастонза (avastonza)
illative авазонза (avazonza)
prolative ававанза (avavanza)
comparative авашканза (avaškanza)
abessive авафтомонза (avaftomonza)
1st person plural possessive forms
first person plural (минь (miń))
one or multiple possessions
nominative аваньке (avańke)
genitive аваньконь (avańkoń)
dative аваньконди (avańkondi)
ablative авадонк (avadonk)
inessive авасонк (avasonk)
elative авастонк (avastonk)
illative авазонк (avazonk)
prolative ававанк (avavank)
comparative авашканк (avaškank)
abessive авафтомонк (avaftomonk)
2nd person plural possessive forms
second person plural (тинь (tiń))
one or multiple possessions
nominative аванте (avante)
genitive авантень (avanteń)
dative авантенди (avantendi)
ablative авадонт (avadont)
inessive авасонт (avasont)
elative авастонт (avastont)
illative авазонт (avazont)
prolative ававант (avavant)
comparative авашкант (avaškant)
abessive авафтомонт (avaftomont)
3rd person plural possessive forms
third person plural (синь (siń))
one or multiple possessions
nominative авасна (avasna)
genitive аваснон (avasnon)
dative аваснонды (avasnondï)
ablative авадост (avadost)
inessive авасост (avasost)
elative авастост (avastost)
illative авазост (avazost)
prolative ававаст (avavast)
comparative авашкаст (avaškast)
abessive авафтомост (avaftomost)

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ A. P. Feoktistov (1993), Jazïki mira: Uraľskije jazïki (MOKŠANSKIJ JAZÏK) , Moscow, pages 178—189
  2. ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 5

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (mother, elder sister, aunt). Cognate to dialectal Turkish aba (mother, elder sister).

Noun

ава (ava)

  1. father

Synonyms

References

N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ава”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) , Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN

Russian

Etymology

Clipping of авата́р (avatár, avatar).

Pronunciation

Noun

а́ва (ávaf inan (genitive а́вы, nominative plural а́вы, genitive plural ав, diminutive а́вка)

  1. (Internet slang) pfp, profile pic, user pic
    Synonyms: авата́р (avatár), авата́рка (avatárka), юзерпи́к (juzerpík)

Declension

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *apa (mother, elder sister, aunt). Cognate to dialectal Turkish aba (mother, elder sister).

Pronunciation

Noun

ава (ava) (definite accusative аваны, plural авалар)

  1. mother

Declension

Declension of ава
Nominative ава
ava
Accusative аваны
avanı
Singular Plural
Nominative ава
ava
авалар
avalar
Genitive аваның
avanıñ
аваларның
avalarnıñ
Accusative аваны
avanı
аваларны
avalarnı
Dative авага
avaga
аваларга
avalarga
Locative авада
avada
аваларда
avalarda
Ablative авадан
avadan
авалардан
avalardan
Prolative I аваже
avaje
аваларже
avalarje
Prolative II авадыва
avadıva
авалардыва
avalardıva
First person singular possessive forms of ава
Nominative авам
avam
Accusative авамны
avamnı
Singular Plural
Nominative авам
avam
аваларым
avalarım
Genitive авамның
avamnıñ
аваларымның
avalarımnıñ
Accusative авамны
avamnı
аваларымны
avalarımnı
Dative авамга
avamga
аваларымга
avalarımga
Locative авамда
avamda
аваларымда
avalarımda
Ablative авамдан
avamdan
аваларымдан
avalarımdan
Prolative I авамже
avamje
аваларымже
avalarımje
Prolative II авамдыва
avamdıva
аваларымдыва
avalarımdıva

Ukrainian

Etymology

From English avatar, in turn derived from Hindustani अवतार / اوتار (avtār), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, descent of a deity from a heaven).

Pronunciation

Noun

а́ва (ávaf inan (genitive а́ви, nominative plural а́ви, genitive plural ав)

  1. (Internet slang) clipping of авата́р (avatár, avatar), especially an Internet user's icon

Declension

Declension of а́ва
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative а́ва
áva
а́ви
ávy
genitive а́ви
ávy
ав
av
dative а́ві
ávi
а́вам
ávam
accusative а́ву
ávu
а́ви
ávy
instrumental а́вою
ávoju
а́вами
ávamy
locative а́ві
ávi
а́вах
ávax
vocative а́во
ávo
а́ви
ávy