-ga

Laefevian

Alternative forms

• -ka (after certain consonants or consonant clusters)

Etymology

From Proto-Laenkean *-kʼa(ʔa)s (“small quick-footed or flying thing; animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɡa/ [-ɡa]

Suffix

-ga (nominal, heavy a-stem)

1. (unproductive, fossilised) A structural suffix in certain bird names.

   *k(ʼ)wVr- (“to croak, to crow”) → kwarga (“crow”)

   *ᵑgiwpʰ- (“to call out, to shout”) → novga (“jackdaw”)

   *kʰeg- (“to be fast”) → hiegga (“swallow”)

   *cʼwom- (“to cry, to call”) → jôvga (“owl”)

   *tʼwerkʰ- (“grey, dark”) → dwirga (“pigeon”)

2. (semi-productive) Forms bird names.

   umis (“red”) → umiga (“robin”)

   êþes (“azure”) → êþiga (“tit”)

   faspiêlj (“hazelnut”) → faspiêlga (“nutcracker”)

   fôht (“fly”) → fôhtiga (“flycatcher”)

   biesus (“thumb”) → bieska (“wren”)

   dihlwêdurvad (“to dive”) → dihlwêska (“grebe”)

Derived terms

▶ Laefevian terms suffixed with -ga

See also

• -ies (animal-deriving suffix)

Radestrian

Alternative forms

• -ua (after liquids and plosives)
• -ía (after front light and semi-light stems)

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian -gra, -ura, -jra, from Old Radestrian -ɣra, -wor, -jor, inherited from Proto-Radic *-ɣor, from Proto-Hirdic *-ghós, from Proto-Laenkean *-gʱós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɡa/

Suffix

-ga (nominal, genitive singular -gusk, nominative plural -gore, relational adjective -guș)

1. (semi-productive) forms augmentative nouns

   krazs → krazga

   mess → chaos

   tevis → teviga

   border → horizon

Usage notes

• When added to the suffix -ans (collective), the resulting ending is -aga.

Inflection

Declension of -ga (light)
		singular	plural
nominative		-ga /-ɡa/	-gore /-ɡɔrɛ/
vocative		-gose /-ɡɔsɛ/
genitive	proper	-gusk /-ɡɤsk/	-goris /-ɡɔris/
	constructive		-gus /-ɡɤs/
dative		-gun /-ɡɤn/	-gorín /-ɡɔriːn/
accusative		-gust /-ɡɤst/	-gorid /-ɡɔrid/
instrumental		-govúr /-ɡɔvuːr/	-goríe /-ɡɔriːɛ/

Derived terms

▶ Radestrian terms suffixed with -ga