щынэ

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Kabardian

Etymology

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *śʷǝ(na). Cognate with Adyghe шъынэ (ŝənɛ). Note also Svan ჟინაღ (žinaɣ), a Circassian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

щынэ • (śənɛ)

  1. lamb

Declension

Declension of щынэ
case singular plural
indefinite щынэ (śənɛ) щынэхэ (śənɛxɛ)
nominative щынэр (śənɛr) щынэхэр (śənɛxɛr)
ergative щынэм (śənɛm) щынэхэмэ (śənɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental щынэ(м)кӏэ (śənɛ(m)kʼɛ) щынэхэ(м)кӏэ (śənɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive щынэу (śənɛwu) щынэхыу (śənɛxəwu)

References

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