-ग

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
    Sanskrit गम् (gam)
    Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-
    Sanskrit गा (gā)
    Sanskrit -ग (-ga)

    From the root गम् (gam) or गा (gā).

    Pronunciation

    Suffix

    -ग • (-ga)

    1. goer, going, moving, reaching
      ‎दुष्- (duṣ-, “bad”) + ‎-ग (-ga) → ‎ग (ga, “difficult to approach”)
      ‎ख (kha, “sky”) + ‎-ग (-ga) → ‎ग (ga, “sky-goer, bird”)

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of -ग (-ga)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -गः
    -gaḥ     		-गौ / -गा¹
    -gau / -gā¹     		-गाः / -गासः¹
    -gāḥ / -gāsaḥ¹
    Vocative -ग
    -ga     		-गौ / -गा¹
    -gau / -gā¹     		-गाः / -गासः¹
    -gāḥ / -gāsaḥ¹
    Accusative -गम्
    -gam     		-गौ / -गा¹
    -gau / -gā¹     		-गान्
    -gān
    Instrumental -गेन
    -gena     		-गाभ्याम्
    -gābhyām     		-गैः / -गेभिः¹
    -gaiḥ / -gebhiḥ¹
    Dative -गाय
    -gāya     		-गाभ्याम्
    -gābhyām     		-गेभ्यः
    -gebhyaḥ
    Ablative -गात्
    -gāt     		-गाभ्याम्
    -gābhyām     		-गेभ्यः
    -gebhyaḥ
    Genitive -गस्य
    -gasya     		-गयोः
    -gayoḥ     		-गानाम्
    -gānām
    Locative -गे
    -ge     		-गयोः
    -gayoḥ     		-गेषु
    -geṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Feminine ā-stem declension of -गा (-gā)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -गा
    -gā     		-गे
    -ge     		-गाः
    -gāḥ
    Vocative -गे
    -ge     		-गे
    -ge     		-गाः
    -gāḥ
    Accusative -गाम्
    -gām     		-गे
    -ge     		-गाः
    -gāḥ
    Instrumental -गया / -गा¹
    -gayā / -gā¹     		-गाभ्याम्
    -gābhyām     		-गाभिः
    -gābhiḥ
    Dative -गायै
    -gāyai     		-गाभ्याम्
    -gābhyām     		-गाभ्यः
    -gābhyaḥ
    Ablative -गायाः / -गायै²
    -gāyāḥ / -gāyai²     		-गाभ्याम्
    -gābhyām     		-गाभ्यः
    -gābhyaḥ
    Genitive -गायाः / -गायै²
    -gāyāḥ / -gāyai²     		-गयोः
    -gayoḥ     		-गानाम्
    -gānām
    Locative -गायाम्
    -gāyām     		-गयोः
    -gayoḥ     		-गासु
    -gāsu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas
    Neuter a-stem declension of -ग (-ga)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative -गम्
    -gam     		-गे
    -ge     		-गानि / -गा¹
    -gāni / -gā¹
    Vocative -ग
    -ga     		-गे
    -ge     		-गानि / -गा¹
    -gāni / -gā¹
    Accusative -गम्
    -gam     		-गे
    -ge     		-गानि / -गा¹
    -gāni / -gā¹
    Instrumental -गेन
    -gena     		-गाभ्याम्
    -gābhyām     		-गैः / -गेभिः¹
    -gaiḥ / -gebhiḥ¹
    Dative -गाय
    -gāya     		-गाभ्याम्
    -gābhyām     		-गेभ्यः
    -gebhyaḥ
    Ablative -गात्
    -gāt     		-गाभ्याम्
    -gābhyām     		-गेभ्यः
    -gebhyaḥ
    Genitive -गस्य
    -gasya     		-गयोः
    -gayoḥ     		-गानाम्
    -gānām
    Locative -गे
    -ge     		-गयोः
    -gayoḥ     		-गेषु
    -geṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Derived terms

    Sanskrit terms suffixed with -ग

    References

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