-сем

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Chuvash

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sāyïn (every).[1]

Suffix

-сем (-sem)

  1. Suffix creating plurality.

Usage notes

Unlike many suffixes, this suffix always lack vowel harmony, due to its history as an enclitic. This plural suffix also causes fusion with case endings:

Nominative -сем (-sem)
Accusative-dative -сене (-sene)
Genitive -сен (-sen), -сенӗн (-senĕn)
Instrumental -семпе (-semp̬e)
Locative -сенче (-senč̬e)
Ablative -сенчен (-senč̬en)
Abessive -сенсӗр (-sens̬ĕr)
Causative -сеншӗн (-senš̬ĕn)

Among the fused suffixed above, only the instrumental form that never fuses with this plural suffix's last consonant.

References

  1. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2021 November 23 (last accessed), archived from the original on 11 March 2005