एकवचन

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit एकवचन (ekavacana). Analyzable as एक (ek, one, single) +‎ वचन (vacan, grammatical number).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /eːk.ʋə.t͡ʃən/,

Noun

एकवचन (ekvacanm

  1. (grammar) singular number; a singular form
    Antonym: बहुवचन (bahuvcan)

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit एकवचन (ekavacana). By surface analysis, एक (ek, one, single) +‎ वचन (vacan, grammatical number).

Pronunciation

Noun

एकवचन (ēkavacanan

  1. (grammar) singular number; a singular form
    Antonym: बहुवचन (bahuvcan)

Declension

Declension of एकवचन (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
एकवचन
ekavcan
direct
plural
एकवचने, एकवचनं
ekvacne, ekvacna
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
एकवचन
ekavcan
एकवचने, एकवचनं
ekvacne, ekvacna
oblique
सामान्यरूप
एकवचना
ekvacnā
एकवचनां-
ekvacnān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
एकवचनाला
ekvacnālā
एकवचनांना
ekvacnānnā
ergative एकवचनाने, एकवचनानं
ekvacnāne, ekvacnāna
एकवचनांनी
ekvacnānnī
instrumental एकवचनाशी
ekvacnāśī
एकवचनांशी
ekvacnānśī
locative
सप्तमी
एकवचनात
ekvacnāt
एकवचनांत
ekvacnāt
vocative
संबोधन
एकवचना
ekvacnā
एकवचनांनो
ekvacnānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of एकवचन (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
एकवचनाचा
ekvacnāċā
एकवचनाचे
ekvacnāċe
एकवचनाची
ekvacnācī
एकवचनाच्या
ekvacnācā
एकवचनाचे, एकवचनाचं
ekvacnāċe, ekvacnāċa
एकवचनाची
ekvacnācī
एकवचनाच्या
ekvacnācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
एकवचनांचा
ekvacnānċā
एकवचनांचे
ekvacnānċe
एकवचनांची
ekvacnāñcī
एकवचनांच्या
ekvacnāncā
एकवचनांचे, एकवचनांचं
ekvacnānċe, ekvacnānċa
एकवचनांची
ekvacnāñcī
एकवचनांच्या
ekvacnāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “एकवचन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies