нысэ
Adyghe
Etymology
Possibly from Digor ностӕ (nostæ, “daughter-in-law”) or Arabic نساء (nisāʾ, “women”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nəsa]
Noun
нысэ • (nəse)
- bride
- daughter-in-law
- sister-in-law
Declension
declension of нысэ
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | нысэ (nəse) | нысэхэ (nəsexe) |
| nominative | нысэр (nəser) | нысэхэр (nəsexer) |
| ergative | нысэм (nəsem) | нысэхэмэ (nəsexeme) |
| instrumental | нысэ(м)кӏэ (nəse(m)kʼe) | нысэхэ(м)кӏэ (nəsexe(m)kʼe) |
| invertive | нысэу (nəsewu) | нысэхыу (nəsexəwu) |
Derived terms
- нысэгъу (nəseğʷu)
Descendants
(Taking Adyghe as representative of all Circassian)
- → Laz: ნისა (nisa), ნუსა (nusa)
- → Mingrelian: ნოსა (nosa), ნისა (nisa)
References
- Шагиров, А. К. (1977), К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 287–288
Kabardian
Etymology
Possibly from Digor ностӕ (nostæ) or Arabic نساء (nisāʾ, “women”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nəsa]
Noun
нысэ • (nəse)
- bride
- daughter-in-law
- sister-in-law
Declension
declension of нысэ
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | нысэ (nəse) | нысэхэ (nəsexe) |
| nominative | нысэр (nəser) | нысэхэр (nəsexer) |
| ergative | нысэм (nəsem) | нысэхэмэ (nəsexeme) |
| instrumental | нысэ(м)кӏэ (nəse(m)kʼe) | нысэхэ(м)кӏэ (nəsexe(m)kʼe) |
| invertive | нысэу (nəsewu) | нысэхыу (nəsexəwu) |
Derived terms
- нысэгъу (nəseğʷu)
References
- Шагиров, А. К. (1977), К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, pages 287–288