डास
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀲 (ḍaṃsa, “biting insect”), from Sanskrit दंश (daṃśa). Cognate with Gujarati ડાંસ (ḍā̃s), Hindi डाँस (ḍā̃s).
Noun
डास • (ḍās) m
Declension
| Declension of डास (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
डास ḍās | ||
| direct plural |
डास ḍās | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
डास ḍās |
डास ḍās | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
डासा ḍāsā |
डासां- ḍāsān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
डासाला ḍāsālā |
डासांना ḍāsānnā | |
| ergative | डासाने, डासानं ḍāsāne, ḍāsāna |
डासांनी ḍāsānnī | |
| instrumental | डासाशी ḍāsāśī |
डासांशी ḍāsānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
डासात ḍāsāt |
डासांत ḍāsāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
डासा ḍāsā |
डासांनो ḍāsānno | |
| 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 डास (masc 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 |
डासाचा ḍāsāċā |
डासाचे ḍāsāċe |
डासाची ḍāsācī |
डासाच्या ḍāsācā |
डासाचे, डासाचं ḍāsāċe, ḍāsāċa |
डासाची ḍāsācī |
डासाच्या ḍāsācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
डासांचा ḍāsānċā |
डासांचे ḍāsānċe |
डासांची ḍāsāñcī |
डासांच्या ḍāsāncā |
डासांचे, डासांचं ḍāsānċe, ḍāsānċa |
डासांची ḍāsāñcī |
डासांच्या ḍāsāñcā | |
| * 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) “डास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “डांस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “daṁśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press