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 *gáHtʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gáHtʰaH. 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 (gāyati, “to sing”).
गाथा • (gā́thā) stem, f (root गै)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गाथा (gā́thā) | गाथे (gā́the) | गाथाः (gā́thāḥ) |
| vocative | गाथे (gā́the) | गाथे (gā́the) | गाथाः (gā́thāḥ) |
| accusative | गाथाम् (gā́thām) | गाथे (gā́the) | गाथाः (gā́thāḥ) |
| instrumental | गाथया (gā́thayā) गाथा¹ (gā́thā¹) |
गाथाभ्याम् (gā́thābhyām) | गाथाभिः (gā́thābhiḥ) |
| dative | गाथायै (gā́thāyai) | गाथाभ्याम् (gā́thābhyām) | गाथाभ्यः (gā́thābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गाथायाः (gā́thāyāḥ) गाथायै² (gā́thāyai²) |
गाथाभ्याम् (gā́thābhyām) | गाथाभ्यः (gā́thābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गाथायाः (gā́thāyāḥ) गाथायै² (gā́thāyai²) |
गाथयोः (gā́thayoḥ) | गाथानाम् (gā́thānām) |
| locative | गाथायाम् (gā́thāyām) | गाथयोः (gā́thayoḥ) | गाथासु (gā́thāsu) |