batul
See also: batül
Volapük
Etymology
From a contraction of balsetelul ( = bals (“ten, now deg”) + e (“and”) + tel (“two”) + -ul (“(morpheme for) month (< mul)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ba.ˈtul]
Noun
batul (plural batuls)
- (obsolete) December (the twelfth (12th) month of the year)
Usage notes
- This older term has been replaced by dekul (“December”).
Declension
declension of batul
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | batul | batuls |
| genitive | batula | batulas |
| dative | batule | batules |
| accusative | batuli | batulis |
| vocative 1 | o batul! | o batuls! |
| predicative 2 | batulu | batulus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only
Synonyms
- (obsolete) balsetelul
- degtelul (contraction > degtul)
- dekul