иптәш
Bashkir
Etymology
Cognate with Tatar иптәш (iptäş), Kazakh ептеш (epteş).
Possibly from *eb-täš, in which Proto-Turkic *eb (“house”) + mutuality suffix -täš.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ipˈtæʃ]
- Hyphenation: ип‧тәш
Noun
иптәш • (iptəş)
- companion, mate, fellow; comrade, friend
- spouse; partner
- company; somebody beside you to share time, trouble, or experience with
- Оҙон юлда эт тә иптәшкә ярай.
- Oźon yulda et tə iptəşkə yaray.
- On a long walk, a dog is okay to keep you company (=is better than no company at all).
- (Soviet Union) fellow communist or socialist
- (Soviet Union, gender-neutral address) comrade, tovarish
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | иптәш (iptəş) | иптәштәр (iptəştər) |
| definite genitive | иптәштең (iptəşteñ) | иптәштәрҙең (iptəştərźeñ) |
| dative | иптәшкә (iptəşkə) | иптәштәргә (iptəştərgə) |
| definite accusative | иптәште (iptəşte) | иптәштәрҙе (iptəştərźe) |
| locative | иптәштә (iptəştə) | иптәштәрҙә (iptəştərźə) |
| ablative | иптәштән (iptəştən) | иптәштәрҙән (iptəştərźən) |
Synonyms
- (companion, fellow, friend) юлдаш (yuldaş)
- (spouse, formal) хәләл ефет (xələl yefet)