ватӑ

Chuvash

Noun

ватӑ • (vat̬ă) (plural ватӑсем) 

  1. an elderly person:
    1. old woman
      Synonym: карчӑк (karč̬ăk)
    2. old man

Adjective

ватӑ • (vat̬ă)

  1. old (of people)
    Antonyms: çамрӑк (çamrăk), яш (jaš)
  2. ancient
  3. great-
    ватӑ асанне ― vat̬ă as̬anne ― paternal great-grandmother
    ватӑ асатте ― vat̬ă as̬atte ― paternal great-grandfather
    ватӑ кукамай ― vat̬ă kuk̬amaj ― maternal great-grandmother
    ватӑ кукаҫей ― vat̬ă kuk̬aś̬ej ― maternal great-grandfather

Alternative forms
  • ват (vat) — when used attributively

Further reading
  • “ватӑ”, in Электронлă сăмахсар‎ (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.
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