बन्धु m
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | बन्धु (bandhu) | बन्धवो (bandhavo) or बन्धू (bandhū) |
| Accusative (second) | बन्धुं (bandhuṃ) | बन्धवो (bandhavo) or बन्धू (bandhū) |
| Instrumental (third) | बन्धुना (bandhunā) | बन्धूहि (bandhūhi) or बन्धूभि (bandhūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | बन्धुस्स (bandhussa) or बन्धुनो (bandhuno) | बन्धूनं (bandhūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | बन्धुस्मा (bandhusmā) or बन्धुम्हा (bandhumhā) | बन्धूहि (bandhūhi) or बन्धूभि (bandhūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | बन्धुस्स (bandhussa) or बन्धुनो (bandhuno) | बन्धूनं (bandhūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | बन्धुस्मिं (bandhusmiṃ) or बन्धुम्हि (bandhumhi) | बन्धूसु (bandhūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | बन्धु (bandhu) | बन्धवे (bandhave) or बन्धवो (bandhavo) |
From the root बन्ध् (bandh), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, tie”). Cognate to Ancient Greek πενθερός (pentherós).
बन्धु • (bándhu) stem, m
| Masculine u-stem declension of बन्धु (bándhu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | बन्धुः bándhuḥ |
बन्धू bándhū |
बन्धवः bándhavaḥ |
| Vocative | बन्धो bándho |
बन्धू bándhū |
बन्धवः bándhavaḥ |
| Accusative | बन्धुम् bándhum |
बन्धू bándhū |
बन्धून् bándhūn |
| Instrumental | बन्धुना / बन्ध्वा¹ bándhunā / bándhvā¹ |
बन्धुभ्याम् bándhubhyām |
बन्धुभिः bándhubhiḥ |
| Dative | बन्धवे bándhave |
बन्धुभ्याम् bándhubhyām |
बन्धुभ्यः bándhubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | बन्धोः bándhoḥ |
बन्धुभ्याम् bándhubhyām |
बन्धुभ्यः bándhubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | बन्धोः bándhoḥ |
बन्ध्वोः bándhvoḥ |
बन्धूनाम् bándhūnām |
| Locative | बन्धौ bándhau |
बन्ध्वोः bándhvoḥ |
बन्धुषु bándhuṣu |
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