шатэ

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Kabardian

Etymology

Cognate with Adyghe щатэ (śatɛ), Abkhaz ахҷаҭ (axčʼat), Abaza чата (ćata).

Pronunciation

Noun

шатэ (šatɛ)

  1. cream (oily part of milk)
  2. sour cream

Declension

Declension of шатэ
case singular plural
indefinite шатэ (šatɛ) шатэхэ (šatɛxɛ)
nominative шатэр (šatɛr) шатэхэр (šatɛxɛr)
ergative шатэм (šatɛm) шатэхэмэ (šatɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental шатэ(м)кӏэ (šatɛ(m)kʼɛ) шатэхэ(м)кӏэ (šatɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive шатэу (šatɛwu) шатэхыу (šatɛxəwu)

References

  • Abdokov, A. I. (1973) Фонетические и лексические параллели абхазско-адыгских языков [Phonetic and lexical parallels of the Abkhaz-Adyghean languages]‎ (in Russian), Nalchik: Elbrus, page 75
  • Багов П. М., editor (1999), “шатэ”, in Словарь кабардино-черкесского языка [Dictionary of Kabardian], Moscow: Digora, page 755c