гъо
Adyghe
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʁʷa]
Noun
гъо • (ğʷo)
- time
- Ар игъом къэкIуагъа? Ар игъом къэкIошъугъэп.
- Ar jiğʷom qɛkʷʼağa? Ar jiğʷom qɛkʷʼošʷuğɛp.
- Did he come on time? He could not come on time.
- Сыда о игъом укъызыкIэмыкIошъугъэр?
- Səda wo jiğʷom wuqəzəkʼɛməkʷʼošʷuğɛr?
- Why could you not come on time?
- Игъом сыкъызыкIэмыкIошъугъэр автобусхэр зекIощтыгъэхэпышъ ары.
- Jiğʷom səqəzəkʼɛməkʷʼošʷuğɛr avtobusxɛr zekʷʼośtəğɛxɛpəŝ arə.
- I could not come on time because there were no buses.
- (of an animal that has hair) red-haired, red-headed
- Шыгъо
- Šəğʷo
- Red horse.
- Чэмыгъо
- Čɛməğʷo
- Red cow.
- Гъом тесэу блэкIыгъ.
- Ğʷom tesɛwu blɛkʼəğ.
- He passed while on the red animal.
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | гъо (ğʷo) | гъохэ (ğʷoxɛ) |
| nominative | гъор (ğʷor) | гъохэр (ğʷoxɛr) |
| ergative | гъом (ğʷom) | гъохэмэ (ğʷoxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | гъо(м)кӏэ (ğʷo(m)kʼɛ) | гъохэ(м)кӏэ (ğʷoxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | гъоу (ğʷowu) | гъохыу (ğʷoxəwu) |