सुवास

Marathi

Etymology

From सु- (su-, good) +‎ वास (vās, smell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.ʋas/
  • Hyphenation: सु‧वास
  • Rhymes: -as

Noun

सुवास • (suvāsm

  1. fragrance, pleasant smell, sweet odour
    Synonyms: सुगंध (sugandha), परिमळ (parimaḷ)
    Antonym: दुर्गंध (durgandha)
  2. (rare, literary) a good abode

Declension

Declension of सुवास (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
सुवास
suvās
direct
plural
सुवास
suvās
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
सुवास
suvās
सुवास
suvās
oblique
सामान्यरूप
सुवासा
suvāsā
सुवासां-
suvāsān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
सुवासाला
suvāsālā
सुवासांना
suvāsānnā
ergative सुवासाने, सुवासानं
suvāsāne, suvāsāna
सुवासांनी
suvāsānnī
instrumental सुवासाशी
suvāsāśī
सुवासांशी
suvāsānśī
locative
सप्तमी
सुवासात
suvāsāt
सुवासांत
suvāsāt
vocative
संबोधन
सुवासा
suvāsā
सुवासांनो
suvāsānno
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 सुवास (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
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
सुवासाचा
suvāsāċā
सुवासाचे
suvāsāċe
सुवासाची
suvāsācī
सुवासाच्या
suvāsācā
सुवासाचे, सुवासाचं
suvāsāċe, suvāsāċa
सुवासाची
suvāsācī
सुवासाच्या
suvāsācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
सुवासांचा
suvāsānċā
सुवासांचे
suvāsānċe
सुवासांची
suvāsāñcī
सुवासांच्या
suvāsāncā
सुवासांचे, सुवासांचं
suvāsānċe, suvāsānċa
सुवासांची
suvāsāñcī
सुवासांच्या
suvāsāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सुवास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सुवास”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “सुवास”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press