गाथा f
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | गाथा (gāthā) | गाथायो (gāthāyo) or गाथा (gāthā) |
| Accusative (second) | गाथं (gāthaṃ) | गाथायो (gāthāyo) or गाथा (gāthā) |
| Instrumental (third) | गाथाय (gāthāya) | गाथाहि (gāthāhi) or गाथाभि (gāthābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | गाथाय (gāthāya) | गाथानं (gāthānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | गाथाय (gāthāya) | गाथाहि (gāthāhi) or गाथाभि (gāthābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | गाथाय (gāthāya) | गाथानं (gāthānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | गाथाय (gāthāya) or गाथायं (gāthāyaṃ) | गाथासु (gāthāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | गाथे (gāthe) | गाथायो (gāthāyo) or गाथा (gāthā) |
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gaHtʰáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gaHtʰáH. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā, “form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs”). The same PII root *gaH- gave the Sanskrit verb गायति (√gāi, “to sing”).
गाथा • (gāthā́) stem, f
| Feminine ā-stem declension of गाथा (gāthā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | गाथा gāthā́ |
गाथे gāthé |
गाथाः gāthā́ḥ |
| Vocative | गाथे gā́the |
गाथे gā́the |
गाथाः gā́thāḥ |
| Accusative | गाथाम् gāthā́m |
गाथे gāthé |
गाथाः gāthā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | गाथया / गाथा¹ gātháyā / gāthā́¹ |
गाथाभ्याम् gāthā́bhyām |
गाथाभिः gāthā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | गाथायै gāthā́yai |
गाथाभ्याम् gāthā́bhyām |
गाथाभ्यः gāthā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | गाथायाः / गाथायै² gāthā́yāḥ / gāthā́yai² |
गाथाभ्याम् gāthā́bhyām |
गाथाभ्यः gāthā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | गाथायाः / गाथायै² gāthā́yāḥ / gāthā́yai² |
गाथयोः gātháyoḥ |
गाथानाम् gāthā́nām |
| Locative | गाथायाम् gāthā́yām |
गाथयोः gātháyoḥ |
गाथासु gāthā́su |
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