-aga

Basque

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡa/ [a.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɡa, -a
  • Hyphenation: -a‧ga

Suffix

-aga

  1. Suffix used to form toponomycs and surnames, meaning "place of".
    ‎gatz (“salt”) + ‎-aga → ‎gatzaga (“salt mine”)
    ‎zumar (“elm”) + ‎-aga → ‎Zumarraga (“a city in Gipuzkoa”)

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -aga
Altzaga
Arrigorriaga
Madariaga
Orreaga
Zaldarriaga
Zubiaga
Zumarraga

Swahili

Etymology

Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi -aga (“habitual aspect marker”) and Yao -ga (“habitual aspect marker”).

Suffix

-aga

  1. (Congo) habitual aspect marker
    wanakwendaga ― they often go
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