Borrowed from Classical Persian گاو (gāw) or inherited from Sanskrit *गाव (gāva). Doublet of गाय (gāy).
गाव • (gāv) m (Urdu spelling گاو)
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘰𑘄 (gāu), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘄 (gāṃu), 𑘐𑘰𑘌 (gāo), 𑘐𑘰𑘪 (gāva), 𑘐𑘰𑘽𑘪 (gāṃva), 𑘐𑘼𑘽 (gauṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas. Doublet of ग्राम (grām). Cognate with Konkani गांव (gā̃v), Gujarati ગામ (gām), Hindi गाँव (gā̃v)/Urdu گانو (gā̃v).
गाव • (gāv) n
Declension of गाव (neut cons-stem) | |||
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direct singular |
गाव gāv | ||
direct plural |
गावे, गावं gāve, gāva | ||
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
nominative प्रथमा |
गाव gāv |
गावे, गावं gāve, gāva | |
oblique सामान्यरूप |
गावा gāvā |
गावां- gāvān- | |
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
गावाला gāvālā |
गावांना gāvānnā | |
ergative | गावाने, गावानं gāvāne, gāvāna |
गावांनी gāvānnī | |
instrumental | गावाशी gāvāśī |
गावांशी gāvānśī | |
locative सप्तमी |
गावात gāvāt |
गावांत gāvāt | |
vocative संबोधन |
गावा gāvā |
गावांनो gāvānno | |
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. |
Genitive declension of गाव (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
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masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
गावाचा gāvāċā |
गावाचे gāvāċe |
गावाची gāvācī |
गावाच्या gāvācā |
गावाचे, गावाचं gāvāċe, gāvāċa |
गावाची gāvācī |
गावाच्या gāvācā | |
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
गावांचा gāvānċā |
गावांचे gāvānċe |
गावांची gāvāñcī |
गावांच्या gāvāncā |
गावांचे, गावांचं gāvānċe, gāvānċa |
गावांची gāvāñcī |
गावांच्या gāvāñcā | |
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. |