жап

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Eastern Mari

Жап (5).

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɑp/
  • Rhymes: -ɑp
  • Hyphenation: жап

Noun

жап (žap)

  1. time
    жап эрта
    žap erta
    time is passing
  2. season, time, era, period
  3. (linguistics) tense
  4. deadline
  5. (figuratively) watch, clock

Declension

Declension of жап
singular plural
nominative жап (žap) жап-влак (žap-vlak)
accusative жапым (žapym) жап-влакым (žap-vlakym)
genitive жапын (žapyn) жап-влакын (žap-vlakyn)
dative жаплан (žaplan) жап-влаклан (žap-vlaklan)
comitative жапге (žapge) жап-влакге (žap-vlakge)
comparative жапла (žapla) жап-влакла (žap-vlakla)
inessive жапыште (žapyšte) жап-влакыште (žap-vlakyšte)
illative (short) жапыш (žapyš) жап-влакыш (žap-vlakyš)
illative (long) жапышке (žapyške) жап-влакышке (žap-vlakyške)
lative жапеш (žapeš) жап-влакеш (žap-vlakeš)
Possessed forms of жап
singular plural
1st person жапем (žapem) жапна (žapna)
2nd person жапет (žapet) жапда (žapda)
3rd person жапше (žapše) жапышт (žapyšt)

References

  • V. M. Vasiljev, Z. V. Uchaev (2003) “жап”, in Марийско-Русский словарь, Yoshkar-Ola, →ISBN
  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “жап”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna