eua

See also: EUA, Eua, ÉUA, and E.U.A.

Gallo-Italic of Sicily

Alternative forms

• egua (Piazzese, Nicosian, Sperlinghese)

Etymology

From Old Piedmontese aigua, aiva, from Latin aqua.

Noun

eua f

1. (Aidonese, Sanfratellan) water

Luhya

Noun

eua

1. thorn

Palauan

Palauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : eua

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *wað, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

eua

1. four

Swahili

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Sabaki *-ela (“to be white”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-eua (infinitive kueua)

1. to purify, cleanse (for ceremonial purposes)
2. to whiten

Conjugation

Conjugation of -eua
Positive present -naeua Subjunctive -eue Negative -eui Imperative singular eua
Infinitives
Positive kueua Negative kutoeua
Imperatives
Singular eua Plural eueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hueua Positive past positive subject concord + -lieua Negative past negative subject concord + -kueua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naeua) Singular Plural 1st person ninaeua/naeua tunaeua 2nd person unaeua mnaeua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaeua wanaeua other classes positive subject concord + -naeua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -eui) Singular Plural 1st person sieui hatueui 2nd person hueui hamweui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haeui hawaeui other classes negative subject concord + -eui
Positive future positive subject concord + -taeua Negative future negative subject concord + -taeua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -eue) Singular Plural 1st person nieue tueue 2nd person ueue mweue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeue waeue other classes positive subject concord + -eue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sieue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeeua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeeua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalieua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalieua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aeua) Singular Plural 1st person naeua twaeua 2nd person waeua mwaeua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aeua waeua m-mi(III/IV) waeua yaeua ji-ma(V/VI) laeua yaeua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaeua vyaeua n(IX/X) yaeua zaeua u(XI) waeua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaeua pa(XVI) paeua mu(XVIII) mwaeua
Perfect positive subject concord + -meeua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaeua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaeua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kieua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoeua Consecutive kaeua / positive subject concord + -kaeua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaeue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nieua -tueua 2nd person -kueua -waeua/-kueueni/-waeueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mweua -waeua m-mi(III/IV) -ueua -ieua ji-ma(V/VI) -lieua -yaeua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kieua -vieua n(IX/X) -ieua -zieua u(XI) -ueua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kueua pa(XVI) -paeua mu(XVIII) -mueua Reflexive -jieua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -eua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -euaye -euao m-mi(III/IV) -euao -euayo ji-ma(V/VI) -eualo -euayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -euacho -euavyo n(IX/X) -euayo -euazo u(XI) -euao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -euako pa(XVI) -euapo mu(XVIII) -euamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -eua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeeua -oeua m-mi(III/IV) -oeua -yoeua ji-ma(V/VI) -loeua -yoeua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choeua -vyoeua n(IX/X) -yoeua -zoeua u(XI) -oeua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koeua pa(XVI) -poeua mu(XVIII) -moeua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -euliwa

Related terms

• -eupe