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Gun[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-vú
- 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[edit]
- gbɔ̀gbwɛ́vú (“kid”)
- gbọ̀gbọẹ́vú (“kid”)
- lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú (“lamb”)
- lẹ̀ngbọ́vú (“lamb”)
- onyìvú (“calf”)
- oyìnvú (“calf”)
- yɔ̀kpɔ́vú (“child”)
- yọ̀pọ́vú (“child”)
Swahili[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-vu
- suffix used to derive a noun or adjective from a verb with stem ending in a vowel