цӏаста

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *c̣asṭo. Cognates include Bats წასტ (c̣asṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʼasta/

Noun

цӏаста • (cʼastaclass dd (genitive цӏастанан, ergative цӏастано̄, instrumental цӏастанца, plural цӏастанаш)

  1. copper

Declension

Declension of цӏаста (-н- extension, no ablaut)
singular plural
nominative цӏаста (cʼasta) цӏастанаш (cʼastanaš)
genitive цӏастанан (cʼastanan) цӏастанийн (cʼastaniı̇n)
dative цӏастанна (cʼastanna) цӏастанашна (cʼastanašna)
ergative цӏастано̄ (cʼastanoo) цӏастанаша (cʼastanaša)
allative цӏастане̄ (cʼastanee) цӏастанашка (cʼastanaška)
instrumental цӏастанца (cʼastanca) цӏастанашца (cʼastanašca)
lative цӏастанах (cʼastanax) цӏастанех (cʼastanex)
comparative цӏастанал (cʼastanal) цӏастанел (cʼastanel)

Descendants

  • Ingush: цӏаста class dd (cʼasta)

References

Ingush

Etymology

Borrowed from Chechen цӏаста (cʼasta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʼasta/

Noun

цӏаста • (cʼastaclass dd

  1. copper

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “цӏаста”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 175