лэгъу
Adyghe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [laʁʷ]
Noun
лэгъу • (lɛğʷu)
- peer, contemporary, age-mate (one who is the same age as another)
- Уилэгъухэр уиунэ къакӏох ― Wujilɛğʷuxɛr wujiwunɛ qakʷʼox ― Your peers are coming to your house.
- Силэгъу горэ сэлъагъу ― Silɛğʷu gʷorɛ sɛlˢağʷu ― I am seeing a peer of mine.
- Кӏалэмрэ пшъашъэмрэ зэлэгъух ― Kʼalɛmrɛ pŝaŝɛmrɛ zɛlɛğʷux ― The boy and the girl are peers.
- Кӏалэр силэгъу ― Kʼalɛr silɛğʷu ― The boy is my peer.
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | лэгъуэ (lɛğʷɛ) | лэгъуэхэ (lɛğʷɛxɛ) |
| nominative | лэгъуэр (lɛğʷɛr) | лэгъуэхэр (lɛğʷɛxɛr) |
| ergative | лэгъуэм (lɛğʷɛm) | лэгъуэхэмэ (lɛğʷɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | лэгъуэ(м)кӏэ (lɛğʷɛ(m)kʼɛ) | лэгъуэхэ(м)кӏэ (lɛğʷɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | лэгъуыу (lɛğʷəwu) | лэгъухыу (lɛğʷuxəwu) |
Synonyms
- (age-mate): ныбжьэгъу (nəbźɛğʷu) (Shapsug dialect)