дъыя

Mariupol Greek

Mariupol Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : дъы́я (ðýja)
    Ordinal : дъэ́фтырус (ðéftyrus)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δύο (dúo). Cognate with Greek δύο (dýo).

The final vowel -я is analogical to the other numerals: э́на (éna, “one”), три́я (tríja, “three”), тэ́сыра (tésyra, “four”) etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈðɨjɐ]
  • Hyphenation: дъыя

Numeral

дъы́я • (ðýja)

  1. two

Pronoun

дъы́я • (ðýja)

  1. both, the two

Noun

дъы́я • (ðýja) f

  1. two

Declension

Declension of дъы́я
singular plural
nominative дъы́я (ðýja) дъы́ис (ðýis)
oblique дъы́я (ðýja) дъы́ис (ðýis)

*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

References

  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “дъы́я”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN, page 74
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) “дъи́я”, in Румеку глоса‎[1], Donetsk, page 66
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