एकवचन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit एकवचन (ekavacana). Analyzable as एक (ek, “one, single”) + वचन (vacan, “grammatical number”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /eːk.ʋə.t͡ʃən/, [eːk.wɐ.t͡ʃɐ̃n]
Noun
एकवचन • (ekvacan) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | एकवचन ekvacan |
एकवचन ekvacan |
| oblique | एकवचन ekvacan |
एकवचनों ekvacanõ |
| vocative | एकवचन ekvacan |
एकवचनो ekvacano |
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit एकवचन (ekavacana). By surface analysis, एक (ek, “one, single”) + वचन (vacan, “grammatical number”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.kəʋ.t͡ɕən/
Noun
एकवचन • (ēkavacana) n
Declension
| Declension of एकवचन (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
एकवचन ekavcan | ||
| direct plural |
एकवचने, एकवचनं ekvacne, ekvacna | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
एकवचन ekavcan |
एकवचने, एकवचनं ekvacne, ekvacna | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
एकवचना ekvacnā |
एकवचनां- ekvacnān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
एकवचनाला ekvacnālā |
एकवचनांना ekvacnānnā | |
| ergative | एकवचनाने, एकवचनानं ekvacnāne, ekvacnāna |
एकवचनांनी ekvacnānnī | |
| instrumental | एकवचनाशी ekvacnāśī |
एकवचनांशी ekvacnānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
एकवचनात ekvacnāt |
एकवचनांत ekvacnāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
एकवचना ekvacnā |
एकवचनांनो ekvacnānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of एकवचन (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
एकवचनाचा ekvacnāċā |
एकवचनाचे ekvacnāċe |
एकवचनाची ekvacnācī |
एकवचनाच्या ekvacnācā |
एकवचनाचे, एकवचनाचं ekvacnāċe, ekvacnāċa |
एकवचनाची ekvacnācī |
एकवचनाच्या ekvacnācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
एकवचनांचा ekvacnānċā |
एकवचनांचे ekvacnānċe |
एकवचनांची ekvacnāñcī |
एकवचनांच्या ekvacnāncā |
एकवचनांचे, एकवचनांचं ekvacnānċe, ekvacnānċa |
एकवचनांची ekvacnāñcī |
एकवचनांच्या ekvacnāñcā | |
| * 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
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “एकवचन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies