чом
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Чом.
Komi-Zyrian
Pronunciation
Noun
чом • (ćom)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | чом (ćom) | чомъяс (ćomjas) | |
| accusative | I 1 | чом (ćom) | чомъяс (ćomjas) |
| II 1 | чомйӧс (ćomjös) | чомъясӧс (ćomjasös) | |
| instrumental | чомйӧн (ćomjön) | чомъясӧн (ćomjasön) | |
| comitative | чомкӧд (ćomköd) | чомъяскӧд (ćomjasköd) | |
| caritive | чомтӧг (ćomtög) | чомъястӧг (ćomjastög) | |
| consecutive | чомла (ćomla) | чомъясла (ćomjasla) | |
| genitive | чомлӧн (ćomlön) | чомъяслӧн (ćomjaslön) | |
| ablative | чомлысь (ćomlyś) | чомъяслысь (ćomjaslyś) | |
| dative | чомлы (ćomly) | чомъяслы (ćomjasly) | |
| inessive | чомйын (ćomjyn) | чомъясын (ćomjasyn) | |
| elative | чомйысь (ćomjyś) | чомъясысь (ćomjasyś) | |
| illative | чомйӧ (ćomjö) | чомъясӧ (ćomjasö) | |
| egressive | чомсянь (ćomśań) | чомъяссянь (ćomjasśań) | |
| approximative | чомлань (ćomlań) | чомъяслань (ćomjaslań) | |
| terminative | чомйӧдз (ćomjödź) | чомъясӧдз (ćomjasödź) | |
| prolative | I | чомйӧд (ćomjöd) | чомъясӧд (ćomjasöd) |
| II | чомті (ćomti) | чомъясті (ćomjasti) | |
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
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References
- Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 31
- L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь , →ISBN, page 706
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn чом (čom), from чому́ (čomú). Compare Ukrainian чом (čom).
Pronunciation
Adverb
чом (čom)
- (often with же (že)) why
- Synonyms: зач (zač), нач (nač), прецо (preco), цоже (cože)
- чом нєшка нє маце наставу? ― čom nješka nje mace nastavu? ― why don't you have classes today?
- чом го биєш? ― čom ho biješ? ― why are you hitting him?
- чом же ши цихо? ― čom že ši cixo? ― why are you quiet?
- чом сам себе ганьбиш? ― čom sam sebe hanʹbiš? ― why are you disgracing yourself?
- нє маш ше чом гнївац ― nje maš še čom hnjivac ― there is no need to be angry (literally, “you have no why to be angry”)
Derived terms
adverbs
- нїчом (njičom)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “чом”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “why”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 377
Ukrainian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adverb
чом • (čom)
- (colloquial, rare) alternative form of чому́ (čomú): why
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чом”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “чом”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)