-அது

See also: அது

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare அது (atu). Cognate with Kannada -ಅದು (-adu) (sense 2).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐd̪ʊ/, [ɐd̪ɯ]

Suffix

-அது • (-atu)

  1. forms gerunds out of verbs.
    Synonyms: -அல் (-al), -தல் (-tal)
  2. genitive case suffix.
    Synonyms: -உடைய (-uṭaiya), -இன் (-iṉ)
    ‎என் (eṉ, “my”) + ‎-அது (-atu) → ‎எனது (eṉatu, “mine”)
  3. third person neuter singular ending
    Synonym: (Spoken Tamil) -து (-tu)

Derived terms

Category Tamil terms suffixed with -அது not found

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “அது”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “அது”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
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