स्नुषा

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *snušás (“daughter-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *snusós (“daughter-in-law”). Cognate with Persian سنه (sonoh), سنهار (sonhâr), Latin nurus, Ancient Greek νυός (nuós), Old English snoru.

Pronunciation

Noun

स्नुषा • (snuṣā́) stem, f

  1. daughter-in-law
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 8.6.24:
      ये सूर्यात्परिसर्पन्ति स्नुषेव श्वशुरादधि ।
      ye sūryātparisarpanti snuṣeva śvaśurādadhi.
      She slinkers from the Sun, as slinks a daughter-in-law from her father-in-law

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of स्नुषा (snuṣā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्नुषा
snuṣā́ 		स्नुषे
snuṣé 		स्नुषाः
snuṣā́ḥ
Vocative स्नुषे
snúṣe 		स्नुषे
snúṣe 		स्नुषाः
snúṣāḥ
Accusative स्नुषाम्
snuṣā́m 		स्नुषे
snuṣé 		स्नुषाः
snuṣā́ḥ
Instrumental स्नुषया / स्नुषा¹
snuṣáyā / snuṣā́¹ 		स्नुषाभ्याम्
snuṣā́bhyām 		स्नुषाभिः
snuṣā́bhiḥ
Dative स्नुषायै
snuṣā́yai 		स्नुषाभ्याम्
snuṣā́bhyām 		स्नुषाभ्यः
snuṣā́bhyaḥ
Ablative स्नुषायाः / स्नुषायै²
snuṣā́yāḥ / snuṣā́yai² 		स्नुषाभ्याम्
snuṣā́bhyām 		स्नुषाभ्यः
snuṣā́bhyaḥ
Genitive स्नुषायाः / स्नुषायै²
snuṣā́yāḥ / snuṣā́yai² 		स्नुषयोः
snuṣáyoḥ 		स्नुषाणाम्
snuṣā́ṇām
Locative स्नुषायाम्
snuṣā́yām 		स्नुषयोः
snuṣáyoḥ 		स्नुषासु
snuṣā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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