स्वच्छता
Hindi
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sʋət̪t͡ʃʰ.t̪ɑː/, [sʋɐ(t̚)t͡ʃʰ.t̪äː]
Noun
स्वच्छता • (svacchtā) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | स्वच्छता svacchtā |
स्वच्छताएँ svacchtāẽ |
| oblique | स्वच्छता svacchtā |
स्वच्छताओं svacchtāõ |
| vocative | स्वच्छता svacchtā |
स्वच्छताओ svacchtāo |
Marathi
Etymology
From स्वच्छ (svaccha, “clean”) + -ता (-tā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋət͡ɕ.t͡ɕʰə.t̪a/
Noun
स्वच्छता • (svacchatā) f
- cleanliness, hygiene
- tidiness
- Synonym: नीटनेटकेपणा (nīṭneṭkepṇā)
Declension
| Declension of स्वच्छता (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
स्वच्छता svacchatā | ||
| direct plural |
स्वच्छता swacchatā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
स्वच्छता svacchatā |
स्वच्छता swacchatā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
स्वच्छते swacchate |
स्वच्छतां- swacchatān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
स्वच्छतेला swacchatelā |
स्वच्छतांना swacchatānnā | |
| ergative | स्वच्छतेने, स्वच्छतेनं swacchatene, swacchatena |
स्वच्छतांनी swacchatānnī | |
| instrumental | स्वच्छतेशी swacchateśī |
स्वच्छतांशी swacchatānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
स्वच्छतेत swacchatet |
स्वच्छतांत swacchatāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
स्वच्छते swacchate |
स्वच्छतांनो swacchatānno | |
| 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 स्वच्छता (fem ā-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 |
स्वच्छतेचा swacchateċā |
स्वच्छतेचे swacchateċe |
स्वच्छतेची swacchatecī |
स्वच्छतेच्या swacchatecā |
स्वच्छतेचे, स्वच्छतेचं swacchateċe, swacchateċa |
स्वच्छतेची swacchatecī |
स्वच्छतेच्या swacchatecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
स्वच्छतांचा swacchatānċā |
स्वच्छतांचे swacchatānċe |
स्वच्छतांची swacchatāñcī |
स्वच्छतांच्या swacchatāncā |
स्वच्छतांचे, स्वच्छतांचं swacchatānċe, swacchatānċa |
स्वच्छतांची swacchatāñcī |
स्वच्छतांच्या swacchatāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- स्वच्छतागृह (svacchatāgruh, “restroom”)
- परिसर स्वच्छता (parisar svacchatā, “cleanliness of premises”)
- शारिरीक स्वच्छता (śārirīk svacchatā, “physical hygiene”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “स्वच्छता”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies