щынэ
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Kabardian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *śʷǝ(na).[1] Cognate with Adyghe шъынэ (ŝənɛ). Note also Svan ჟინაღ (žinaɣ), a Circassian borrowing.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]щынэ • (śənɛ)
Declension
[edit]declension of щынэ
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | щынэ (śənɛ) | щынэхэ (śənɛxɛ) |
| nominative | щынэр (śənɛr) | щынэхэр (śənɛxɛr) |
| ergative | щынэм (śənɛm) | щынэхэмэ (śənɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | щынэ(м)кӏэ (śənɛ(m)kʼɛ) | щынэхэ(м)кӏэ (śənɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | щынэу (śənɛwu) | щынэхыу (śənɛxəwu) |
References
[edit]- ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*śʷǝ(na)”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers