मधमाशी

Marathi

एक मधमाशी

Etymology

From मध (madh) +‎ माशी (māśī). Compare Gujarati મધમાખી (madhmākhī), Hindi मधुमक्खी (madhumakkhī), Bengali মৌমাছি (mōumachi), Assamese মৌমাখি (moumakhi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məd̪ʱ.ma.ɕi/, [məd̪ʱ.ma.ɕiː]

Noun

मधमाशी • (madhmāśī) f

1. honey bee, bee

Declension

Declension of मधमाशी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	मधमाशी madhmāśī
direct plural	मधमाश्या madhmāśyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मधमाशी madhmāśī		मधमाश्या madhmāśyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	मधमाशी madhmāśī		मधमाश्यां- madhmāśyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मधमाशीला madhmāśīlā		मधमाश्यांना madhmāśyānnā
ergative	मधमाशीने, मधमाशीनं madhmāśīne, madhmāśīna		मधमाश्यांनी madhmāśyānnī
instrumental	मधमाशीशी madhmāśīśī		मधमाश्यांशी madhmāśyānśī
locative सप्तमी	मधमाशीत madhmāśīt		मधमाश्यांत madhmāśyāt
vocative संबोधन	मधमाशी madhmāśī		मधमाश्यांनो madhmāśyānno
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 मधमाशी (fem ī-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	मधमाशीचा madhmāśīċā	मधमाशीचे madhmāśīċe	मधमाशीची madhmāśīcī	मधमाशीच्या madhmāśīcā	मधमाशीचे, मधमाशीचं madhmāśīċe, madhmāśīċa	मधमाशीची madhmāśīcī	मधमाशीच्या madhmāśīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मधमाश्यांचा madhmāśyānċā	मधमाश्यांचे madhmāśyānċe	मधमाश्यांची madhmāśyāñcī	मधमाश्यांच्या madhmāśyāncā	मधमाश्यांचे, मधमाश्यांचं madhmāśyānċe, madhmāśyānċa	मधमाश्यांची madhmāśyāñcī	मधमाश्यांच्या madhmāśyāñcā
* 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, “मधमाशी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.