रात्र

रात्र

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रात्रि (rā́tri).

Noun

1. night

रात्र • (rātra) f

Declension

Declension of रात्र (rātra)
direct singular	रात्र rātra
direct plural	कवित्या ratryā
	singular		plural
nominative	रात्र rātra		कवित्या ratryā
oblique	कविती- ratri-		कवित्यां- ratryāN-
dative	कवितीला ratrilā		कवित्यांना ratryāNnā
ergative	कवितीने ratrine		कवित्यांनी ratryāNni
instrumental	कवितीशी ratriśi		कवित्यांशी ratryāNśi
locative	कवितीत ratrit		कवित्यांत ratryāNt
vocative	कविती ratri		कवित्यांनो ratryāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of रात्र
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	कवितीचा ratriċā	कवितीचे ratrice	कवितीची ratrici	कवितीच्या ratrica	कवितीचे, कवितीचं ratrice, ratriċa	कवितीची ratrici	कवितीच्या ratrica
plural subject	कवित्यांचा ratryāNċā	कवित्यांचे ratryāNce	कवित्यांची ratryāNci	कवित्यांच्या ratryāNca	कवित्यांचे, कवित्यांचं ratryāNce, ratryāNċa	कवित्यांची ratryāNci	कवित्यांच्या ratryāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “रात्र”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “रात्र”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “रात्र”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala