kutwa

See also: kutwą

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps a deverbal from kutwić.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkut.fa/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -utfa
  • Syllabification: kut‧wa

Noun

kutwa m pers or f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) penny pincher, skinflint, scrooge, tightwad
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:skąpiec
    Antonym: rozrzutnik

Declension

Masculine declension:

Declension of kutwa
singular plural
nominative kutwa kutwy
genitive kutwy kutwów
dative kutwie kutwom
accusative kutwę kutwów
instrumental kutwą kutwami
locative kutwą kutwach
vocative kutwo kutwy

Feminine declension:

Declension of kutwa
singular plural
nominative kutwa kutwy
genitive kutwy kutw
dative kutwie kutwom
accusative kutwę kutwy
instrumental kutwą kutwami
locative kutwie kutwach
vocative kutwo kutwy
adjective
  • kutwiarski
nouns
  • kutwiarstwo
  • kutwiarz
verbs
  • kutwić impf
  • kutwieć impf

Further reading
  • kutwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kutwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Adverb

kutwa

  1. the whole day
    kesho kutwa
    the day after tomorrow

Verb

-kutwa (infinitive kukutwa)

  1. Passive form of -kuta: to be satisfied, to be met or found

Conjugation
Conjugation of -kutwa
Positive present -nakutwa
Subjunctive -kutwe
Negative -kutwi
Imperative singular kutwa
Infinitives
Positive kukutwa
Negative kutokutwa
Imperatives
Singular kutwa
Plural kutweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukutwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likutwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukutwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakutwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakutwa/nakutwa tunakutwa
2nd person unakutwa mnakutwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakutwa wanakutwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakutwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kutwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikutwi hatukutwi
2nd person hukutwi hamkutwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakutwi hawakutwi
other classes negative subject concord + -kutwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takutwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takutwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kutwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikutwe tukutwe
2nd person ukutwe mkutwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akutwe wakutwe
other classes positive subject concord + -kutwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikutwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekutwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekutwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikutwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikutwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akutwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nakutwa twakutwa
2nd person wakutwa mwakutwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akutwa wakutwa
m-mi(III/IV) wakutwa yakutwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lakutwa yakutwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakutwa vyakutwa
n(IX/X) yakutwa zakutwa
u(XI) wakutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakutwa
pa(XVI) pakutwa
mu(XVIII) mwakutwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekutwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakutwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakutwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikutwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokutwa
Consecutive kakutwa / positive subject concord + -kakutwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakutwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikutwa -tukutwa
2nd person -kukutwa -wakutwa/-kukutweni/-wakutweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkutwa -wakutwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ukutwa -ikutwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -likutwa -yakutwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikutwa -vikutwa
n(IX/X) -ikutwa -zikutwa
u(XI) -ukutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukutwa
pa(XVI) -pakutwa
mu(XVIII) -mukutwa
Reflexive -jikutwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kutwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kutwaye -kutwao
m-mi(III/IV) -kutwao -kutwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kutwalo -kutwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kutwacho -kutwavyo
n(IX/X) -kutwayo -kutwazo
u(XI) -kutwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutwako
pa(XVI) -kutwapo
mu(XVIII) -kutwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kutwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekutwa -okutwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okutwa -yokutwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokutwa -yokutwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokutwa -vyokutwa
n(IX/X) -yokutwa -zokutwa
u(XI) -okutwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokutwa
pa(XVI) -pokutwa
mu(XVIII) -mokutwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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