адакъэ
Kabardian
Etymology
From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *t:aq:a. Cognate with Adyghe атакъэ (aataaqe), Ubykh táqa.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔadaːqa]
Noun
адакъэ • (aadaaqe)
- rooster, cock
Declension
declension of адакъэ
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | адакъэ (aadaaqe) | адакъэхэ (aadaaqexe) |
| nominative | адакъэр (aadaaqer) | адакъэхэр (aadaaqexer) |
| ergative | адакъэм (aadaaqem) | адакъэхэмэ (aadaaqexeme) |
| instrumental | адакъэ(м)кӏэ (aadaaqe(m)kʼe) | адакъэхэ(м)кӏэ (aadaaqexe(m)kʼe) |
| invertive | адакъэу (aadaaqewu) | адакъэхыу (aadaaqexəwu) |
Descendants
- → Karachay-Balkar: адакъа (adaqa)
References
- Абдоков, А. И. (1973) Фонетические и лексические параллели абхазско-адыгских языков [Phonetic and lexical parallels of the Abkhaz-Adyghean languages] (in Russian), Nalchik: Elbrus, page 39
- Nikolayev, S. L.; Starostin, S. A. (1994), “*t:aq:a”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary, Moscow: Asterisk Publishers
- Ḳvaxaʒe, Aleksandre (2014), Merab Čuxua, editor, Čerkezul ena-ḳilo-tkmata semanṭiḳur-šedarebiti leksiḳoni [The Comparative-Semantic Dictionary of Circassian Languages and Dialects] (in Georgian), Tbilisi, page 77