potapijun
Volapük
Etymology
From the genitive singular of pot (“post, mail”) + pijun (“pigeon (dove)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [po.ta.pi.ˈʃun]
Noun
potapijun (plural potapijuns)
- homing pigeon
Declension
declension of potapijun
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | potapijun | potapijuns |
| genitive | potapijuna | potapijunas |
| dative | potapijune | potapijunes |
| accusative | potapijuni | potapijunis |
| vocative 1 | o potapijun! | o potapijuns! |
| predicative 2 | potapijunu | potapijunus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
Synonyms
- (obsolete) penepejin
See also
- hipijun
- jipijun
- pijun
- pijunil
- pijunül