маʼ

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Itelmen

Adverb

маʼ (ma')

  1. where

Kamassian

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *mät.

Noun

маʼ (maʔ)

  1. tent
  2. web (of spiders)

Declension

Declension of маʼ
singular plural
nominative маʼ (maʔ) маʼәйәʼ (maʔəjəʔ) маʼзаӈ (maʔzaŋ)
genitive ман (man) маʼәйән (maʔəjən) маʼзан (maʔzan)
accusative мам (mam) маʼәйәм (maʔəjəm) маʼзаӈәм (maʔzaŋəm)
allative маʼдә (maʔdə) маʼәйәнә (maʔəjənə) маʼзаӈдә (maʔzaŋdə)
locative маʼгән (maʔgən) маʼәйәгән (maʔəjəgən) маʼзаӈгән (maʔzaŋgən)
ablative маʼгәʼ (maʔgəʔ) маʼәйәгәʼ (maʔəjəgəʔ) маʼзаӈгәʼ (maʔzaŋgəʔ)
instrumental маʼзьәʼ (maʔźəʔ) маʼәйәзьәʼ (maʔəjəźəʔ) маʼзаӈзьәʼ (maʔzaŋźəʔ)
Possessive forms of маʼ
First Second Third
singular маʼбә (maʔbə) маʼлә (maʔlə) маʼдә (maʔdə)
dual маʼбәй (maʔbəj) маʼләй (maʔləj) маʼдәй (maʔdəj)
plural маʼбаʼ (maʔbaʔ) маʼлаʼ (maʔlaʔ) маʼдаʼ (maʔdaʔ)

Derived terms

References

  • Donner, Kai R. (1944) “måʼ”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura