näsäk

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from French un insecte (cf. IPA(key): /œ̃.n‿ɛ̃.sɛkt/), from Latin īnsectum (insect), from Latin īnsectus (cut into, cut up, with a notched or divided body).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɛ.ˈsɛk]

Noun

näsäk (nominative plural näsäks)

  1. insect

Declension

Declension of näsäk
singular plural
nominative näsäk näsäks
genitive näsäka näsäkas
dative näsäke näsäkes
accusative näsäki näsäkis
vocative 1 o näsäk! o näsäks!
predicative 2 näsäku näsäkus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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