balsetelul

Volapük

Etymology

From bals (“ten, now deg”) +‎ e (“and”) +‎ tel (“two”) +‎ -ul (“(morpheme for) month (< mul)”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bal.se.te.ˈlul]

Noun

balsetelul (nominative plural balseteluls)

  1. (obsolete) December (the twelfth (12th) month of the year)

Usage notes
  • This older term has been replaced by dekul (“December”).

Declension
declension of balsetelul
singular plural
nominative balsetelul balseteluls
genitive balsetelula balsetelulas
dative balsetelule balsetelules
accusative balseteluli balsetelulis
vocative 1 o balsetelul! o balseteluls!
predicative 2 balsetelulu balsetelulus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms
  • batul (obsolete) (contraction of balsetelul)
  • degtelul (cf. parallel contractions: deg(telul) > degtul; balse(telul) > batul)
  • dekul
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