मृत्तिका

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Etymology

From मृत् (mṛt), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mŕ̥ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mŕ̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European *mĺ̥dʰ-s. Cognate with Ancient Greek μάλθη (málthē), Old English molde (whence English mold).

Pronunciation

Noun

मृत्तिका • (mṛttikā) stem, f

  1. earth, clay, loam

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मृत्तिका (mṛttikā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मृत्तिका
mṛttikā 		मृत्तिके
mṛttike 		मृत्तिकाः
mṛttikāḥ
Vocative मृत्तिके
mṛttike 		मृत्तिके
mṛttike 		मृत्तिकाः
mṛttikāḥ
Accusative मृत्तिकाम्
mṛttikām 		मृत्तिके
mṛttike 		मृत्तिकाः
mṛttikāḥ
Instrumental मृत्तिकया / मृत्तिका¹
mṛttikayā / mṛttikā¹ 		मृत्तिकाभ्याम्
mṛttikābhyām 		मृत्तिकाभिः
mṛttikābhiḥ
Dative मृत्तिकायै
mṛttikāyai 		मृत्तिकाभ्याम्
mṛttikābhyām 		मृत्तिकाभ्यः
mṛttikābhyaḥ
Ablative मृत्तिकायाः / मृत्तिकायै²
mṛttikāyāḥ / mṛttikāyai² 		मृत्तिकाभ्याम्
mṛttikābhyām 		मृत्तिकाभ्यः
mṛttikābhyaḥ
Genitive मृत्तिकायाः / मृत्तिकायै²
mṛttikāyāḥ / mṛttikāyai² 		मृत्तिकयोः
mṛttikayoḥ 		मृत्तिकानाम्
mṛttikānām
Locative मृत्तिकायाम्
mṛttikāyām 		मृत्तिकयोः
mṛttikayoḥ 		मृत्तिकासु
mṛttikāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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