жава

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Eastern Mari

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian жа́ба (žába).

Pronunciation

Noun

жава • (žava) (zoology)

  1. toad
  2. frog
    Synonym: муний (muńij)

Declension

Declension of жава
singular plural
nominative жава (žava) жава-влак (žava-vlak)
accusative жавам (žavam) жава-влакым (žava-vlakym)
genitive жаван (žavan) жава-влакын (žava-vlakyn)
dative жавалан (žavalan) жава-влаклан (žava-vlaklan)
comitative жаваге (žavage) жава-влакге (žava-vlakge)
comparative жавала (žavala) жава-влакла (žava-vlakla)
inessive жаваште (žavašte) жава-влакыште (žava-vlakyšte)
illative (short) жаваш (žavaš) жава-влакыш (žava-vlakyš)
illative (long) жавашке (žavaške) жава-влакышке (žava-vlakyške)
lative жаваш (žavaš) жава-влакеш (žava-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of жава
singular plural
1st person жавам (žavam) жавана (žavana)
2nd person жават (žavat) жавада (žavada)
3rd person жаваже (žavaže) жавашт (žavašt)

Derived terms

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References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “жава”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
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