sua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sua"

Romanization

sua

Romanization of ᬲ᭄ᬯ
Romanization of ᬰ᭄ᬯ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsu.ə]

IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsu.a]

Etymology 1

Pronoun

sua

(archaic, Northern, Alghero)
1. feminine singular of seu
2. feminine singular of sou

Etymology 2

Verb

sua

inflection of suar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Pronoun

sua

(colloquial) partitive singular of sä
Synonym: sinua

Anagrams

U.S.A., USA, asu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɥa/
Audio: (file)

Verb

sua

third-person singular past historic of suer

Anagrams

usa

Verb

sua

(reintegrationist norm) inflection of suar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Verb

sua

to bite (of an animal)

Numeral

sua

million

Derived terms

suaha

Etymology

From su +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sua/

Determiner

sua (plural sui)

his, hers, its, their
Il amas sua patrino. ― He loves his mother.

Alternative forms

suna, su

Pronoun

sua (Kobuk)

what
Sua pisukpiuŋ? ― What do you want?

Etymology

From Latin sua.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsu.a/
Rhymes: -ua
Hyphenation: sù‧a

Pronoun

sua

feminine singular of suo

Determiner

sua

feminine singular of suo

Anagrams

Usa, usa

Pronunciation

sua: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.a/, [ˈs̠uä]

sua: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.a/, [ˈsuːä]
suā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.aː/, [ˈs̠uäː]

suā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.a/, [ˈsuːä]

Pronoun

sua

inflection of suus:
1. nominative singular feminine
2. nominative/accusative plural neuter

Pronoun

suā

ablative singular feminine of suus

References

sua in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Alternative forms

(more common) sa

Etymology

From Portuguese sua (“her, belonging to her”), feminine form of seu. Semantically derived from Cantonese 嘅 (ge³, possessive marker).

Particle

sua

Alternative form of sa: possessive particle

Usage notes

According to native speakers, sa is more commonly used than sua.
The particle is not inflected for gender.

Related terms

su

References

https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Noun

sua f

definite singular of su

Etymology

From Latin sua.

Adjective

sua

feminine singular of sou

Alternative forms

sa (atonic)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sua.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsu.a/, [ˈs̺u.a]
Rhymes: -ua

Pronoun

sua

feminine singular of seu; her

Descendants

Galician: súa
Portuguese: sua

Alternative forms

swa (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Dutch zwager (“brother-in-law”).

Noun

sua

friend, pal, comrade
brother-in-law

Adjective

sua

sour

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ɐ/

Rhymes: -uɐ
Hyphenation: su‧a

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sua, from Latin sua. Cognate with Galician súa.

Pronoun

sua

Feminine singular form of possessive seu.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 294:
  [...] o único professor presente quando entraram [na sala de aula] era Binns, [...] preparando-se para continuar sua monótona lengalenga sobre a guerra dos gigantes.
  [...] the only present teacher when they entered [the classroom] was Binns, [...] preparing to continue his monotonous explanation about the giants' war.
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 436:
  Você pode usar sua varinha para tentar me desarmar, ou para se defender de qualquer outra maneira que consiga pensar.
  You may use your wand to try to disarm me, or to defend yourself in any other way that you can think of.
feminine singular of seu
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 163:
  Conserte isso, sua imprestável, conserte isso!
  Fix that, you worthless person, fix that!

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:seu.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sua

inflection of suar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:suar.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin soca. Compare Friulian soe, Venetan soga, Albanian shokë, French suage, Spanish and Portuguese soga.

Noun

sua f (plural suas)

(Puter, Vallader) rope

Alternative forms

sui (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin sūs, suem, from Proto-Italic *sūs, derived from Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig, hog, swine”). Compare Logudorese sue, Nuorese sughe.

Pronunciation

(Turritan) IPA^(key): /ˈsua/

Noun

sua f (plural sui)

sow (female pig)

Related terms

suili (dialectal)

References

Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 170
Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 2, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 1089

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-sua (infinitive kusua)

to spit, rinse

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of, Positive present ...

Conjugation of -sua

Positive present	-nasua
Subjunctive	-sue
Negative	-sui
Imperative singular	sua

Infinitives

Positive	kusua
Negative	kutosua

Imperatives

Singular	sua
Plural	sueni

Tensed forms

Habitual	husua
Positive past	positive subject concord + -lisua
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kusua

Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasua)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninasua/nasua	tunasua
2nd person		unasua	mnasua
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anasua	wanasua
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nasua

Negative present (negative subject concord + -sui)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		sisui	hatusui
2nd person		husui	hamsui
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	hasui	hawasui
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -sui

Positive future	positive subject concord + -tasua
Negative future	negative subject concord + -tasua

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sue)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nisue	tusue
2nd person		usue	msue
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	asue	wasue
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -sue

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -sisue
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngesua
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singesua
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalisua
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalisua

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asua)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nasua	twasua
2nd person		wasua	mwasua
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	asua	wasua
	m-mi_(III/IV)	wasua	yasua
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lasua	yasua
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chasua	vyasua
	n_(IX/X)	yasua	zasua
	u_(XI)	wasua	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwasua
	pa_(XVI)	pasua
	mu_(XVIII)	mwasua

Perfect	positive subject concord + -mesua
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshasua
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -jasua
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kisua
"If not"	positive subject concord + -siposua
Consecutive	kasua / positive subject concord + -kasua
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kasue

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-nisua	-tusua
2nd person		-kusua	-wasua/-kusueni/-wasueni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-msua	-wasua
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-usua	-isua
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lisua	-yasua
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kisua	-visua
	n_(IX/X)	-isua	-zisua
	u_(XI)	-usua	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kusua
	pa_(XVI)	-pasua
	mu_(XVIII)	-musua
Reflexive		-jisua

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sua- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-suaye	-suao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-suao	-suayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-sualo	-suayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-suacho	-suavyo
n_(IX/X)	-suayo	-suazo
u_(XI)	-suao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-suako
pa_(XVI)	-suapo
mu_(XVIII)	-suamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sua)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yesua	-osua
m-mi_(III/IV)	-osua	-yosua
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-losua	-yosua
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-chosua	-vyosua
n_(IX/X)	-yosua	-zosua
u_(XI)	-osua	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kosua
pa_(XVI)	-posua
mu_(XVIII)	-mosua

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsu.a]

Verb

sua

(transitive) to comb hair

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of, Singular ...

Conjugation of sua
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tosua	fosua	misua
2nd	nosua	nisua
3rd	Masculine	osua	isua, yosua^†
Feminine	mosua
Neuter	isua
† - archaic

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References

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Etymology 1

From English sore.

Noun

sua

sore; wound

Etymology 2

From English shore.

Noun

sua

shore

Macanese personal pronouns (edit)
Person	Singular	Possessive	Plural	Possessive	Reflexive	Possessive
First	iou, io, mi, ieu	iou-sa, iou-sua^#, minha, io-sa, io-sua^#	nôs, nosôtro*	nôs-sa, nôsso, nôs-sua^#	onçóm	su, onçóm-sa*, onçóm-sua^#
Second	vôs	vôs-sa, vôsso, su, vôs-sua^#	vosôtro	vosôtro-sa, su, vosôtro-sua^#
Third	êle, êla*	êle-sa, su, êle-sua^#	ilôtro, elôtro, olôtro, ulôtro*	ilôtro-sa, su, ilôtro-sua^#

			Possessee
			Singular		Plural
			Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Possessor	Singular	First person	meu	minha	meus	minhas
		Second person	teu	tua	teus	tuas
		Third person	seu	sua	seus	suas
	Plural	First person	nosso	nossa	nossos	nossas
		Second person	vosso	vossa	vossos	vossas
		Third person	seu	sua	seus	suas
See also: Appendix:Possessive#Portuguese

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