अक्तु

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See also: अकृत, अक्त, and अकृता

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *aktúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *aktúš, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”) (compare Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray, beam”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

अक्तु • (aktú) stem, m

  1. tinge, ray, light
  2. dark tinge, darkness, night

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of अक्तु (aktú)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अक्तुः
aktúḥ 		अक्तू
aktū́ 		अक्तवः
aktávaḥ
Vocative अक्तो
ákto 		अक्तू
áktū 		अक्तवः
áktavaḥ
Accusative अक्तुम्
aktúm 		अक्तू
aktū́ 		अक्तून्
aktū́n
Instrumental अक्तुना / अक्त्वा¹
aktúnā / aktvā́¹ 		अक्तुभ्याम्
aktúbhyām 		अक्तुभिः
aktúbhiḥ
Dative अक्तवे
aktáve 		अक्तुभ्याम्
aktúbhyām 		अक्तुभ्यः
aktúbhyaḥ
Ablative अक्तोः
aktóḥ 		अक्तुभ्याम्
aktúbhyām 		अक्तुभ्यः
aktúbhyaḥ
Genitive अक्तोः
aktóḥ 		अक्त्वोः
aktvóḥ 		अक्तूनाम्
aktūnā́m
Locative अक्तौ
aktaú 		अक्त्वोः
aktvóḥ 		अक्तुषु
aktúṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Adverb

अक्तु • (aktú)

  1. at night, by night

References

  1. ^ Adams & Mallory (2006): The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World, p. 306
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