бэрэскэжъый
Adyghe
Etymology
бэрэскэ (bɛrɛskɛ) + -жъый (-ẑəj, “tiny, small”), from Ancient Greek Παρασκευή (Paraskeuḗ).[1][2] Cognate with Kabardian бэрэжьей (bɛrɛźej).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baraskaʐəj]
Noun
бэрэскэжъый • (bɛrɛskɛẑəj)
- Wednesday (day)
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бэрэскэжъыйэ (bɛrɛskɛẑəjɛ) | бэрэскэжъыйэхэ (bɛrɛskɛẑəjɛxɛ) |
| nominative | бэрэскэжъыйэр (bɛrɛskɛẑəjɛr) | бэрэскэжъыйэхэр (bɛrɛskɛẑəjɛxɛr) |
| ergative | бэрэскэжъыйэм (bɛrɛskɛẑəjɛm) | бэрэскэжъыйэхэмэ (bɛrɛskɛẑəjɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | бэрэскэжъыйэ(м)кӏэ (bɛrɛskɛẑəjɛ(m)kʼɛ) | бэрэскэжъыйэхэ(м)кӏэ (bɛrɛskɛẑəjɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | бэрэскэжъыйыу (bɛrɛskɛẑəjəwu) | бэрэскэжъыйэхыу (bɛrɛskɛẑəjɛxəwu) |
See also
- days of the week (appendix): тхьаумаф (tḥawumaf) · блыпэ (bləpɛ) · гъубдж (ğʷubdž) · бэрэскэжъый (bɛrɛskɛẑəj) · мэфэку (mɛfɛkʷu) · бэрэскэшху (bɛrɛskɛšxʷu) · шэмбэт (šɛmbɛt)/мэфэзакъу (mɛfɛzaqʷu) [edit]
References
- ^ Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages][1] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 75
- ^ Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, page 286
Further reading
- Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages][2] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 76, sometimes connected with пырамыбжьы (pəraməbźə, “elder, elderberry (Sambucus)”), Kabardian бэрыжьей (bɛrəźej)