шъынэ

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Adyghe

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *śʷǝ(na). Cognate with Kabardian щынэ (śənɛ). Note also Svan ჟინაღ (žinaɣ), a Circassian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

шъынэ • (ŝənɛ)

  1. lamb

Declension

declension of шъынэ
case singular plural
indefinite шъынэ (ŝənɛ) шъынэхэ (ŝənɛxɛ)
nominative шъынэр (ŝənɛr) шъынэхэр (ŝənɛxɛr)
ergative шъынэм (ŝənɛm) шъынэхэмэ (ŝənɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental шъынэ(м)кӏэ (ŝənɛ(m)kʼɛ) шъынэхэ(м)кӏэ (ŝənɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive шъынэу (ŝənɛwu) шъынэхыу (ŝənɛxəwu)

References

  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*śʷǝ(na)”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary‎, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
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