matanapär
Volapük
Etymology
matana (“spouse (genitive case)”) + pär (“pair, couple”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ma.ta.na.ˈpɛɾ]
Noun
matanapär (nominative plural matanapärs)
- married couple (husband and wife)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | matanapär | matanapärs |
| genitive | matanapära | matanapäras |
| dative | matanapäre | matanapäres |
| accusative | matanapäri | matanapäris |
| vocative 1 | o matanapär! | o matanapärs! |
| predicative 2 | matanapäru | matanapärus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only