-vu

Gun

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *-ví (literally “child”) stems from same root as òví (“child”). Cognates include Fon -ví, Fon -vú, Saxwe Gbe -ví, Adja -vi, Ewe -vi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vú/

Suffix

-vú

  1. Forms a diminutive noun.
    onyì (“cow”) → onyìvú (“calf”, literally “little cow”)
    lɛ̀ngbɔ́ (“sheep”) → lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú (“lamb”, literally “little lamb”)
    gbɔ̀gbwɛ́ (“goat”) → gbɔ̀gbwɛ́vú (“kid”, literally “little goat”)

Derived terms
  • gbɔ̀gbwɛ́vú (“kid”)
  • gbọ̀gbọẹ́vú (“kid”)
  • lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú (“lamb”)
  • lẹ̀ngbọ́vú (“lamb”)
  • onyìvú (“calf”)
  • oyìnvú (“calf”)
  • yɔ̀kpɔ́vú (“child”)
  • yọ̀pọ́vú (“child”)

Swahili

Alternative forms

Suffix

-vu

  1. suffix used to derive a noun or adjective from a verb with stem ending in a vowel
    ‎-legea (“to be loose”) + ‎-vu → ‎-legevu (“loose”)
    ‎-lemaa (“to be disabled”) + ‎-vu → ‎ulemavu (“disability”)

See also
Swahili terms suffixed with -vu
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