ऊधस्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• ऊधर् (ū́dhar) — Vedic

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /úː.dʱɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.d̪ʱɐs̪/

Etymology

From earlier Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HúHdʰr̥, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HúHdʰr̥, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”). Cognate with Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber, Old English ūder (whence English udder).

Noun

ऊधस् • (ū́dhas) m or n

1. the udder of any female, breast, bosom
2. the night

Declension

Masculine as-stem declension of ऊधस् (ū́dhas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऊधाः ū́dhāḥ	ऊधसौ / ऊधसा¹ ū́dhasau / ū́dhasā¹	ऊधसः / ऊधाः¹ ū́dhasaḥ / ū́dhāḥ¹
Vocative	ऊधः ū́dhaḥ	ऊधसौ / ऊधसा¹ ū́dhasau / ū́dhasā¹	ऊधसः / ऊधाः¹ ū́dhasaḥ / ū́dhāḥ¹
Accusative	ऊधसम् / ऊधाम्¹ ū́dhasam / ū́dhām¹	ऊधसौ / ऊधसा¹ ū́dhasau / ū́dhasā¹	ऊधसः / ऊधाः¹ ū́dhasaḥ / ū́dhāḥ¹
Instrumental	ऊधसा ū́dhasā	ऊधोभ्याम् ū́dhobhyām	ऊधोभिः ū́dhobhiḥ
Dative	ऊधसे ū́dhase	ऊधोभ्याम् ū́dhobhyām	ऊधोभ्यः ū́dhobhyaḥ
Ablative	ऊधसः ū́dhasaḥ	ऊधोभ्याम् ū́dhobhyām	ऊधोभ्यः ū́dhobhyaḥ
Genitive	ऊधसः ū́dhasaḥ	ऊधसोः ū́dhasoḥ	ऊधसाम् ū́dhasām
Locative	ऊधसि ū́dhasi	ऊधसोः ū́dhasoḥ	ऊधःसु ū́dhaḥsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter as-stem declension of ऊधस् (ū́dhas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऊधः ū́dhaḥ	ऊधसी ū́dhasī	ऊधांसि ū́dhāṃsi
Vocative	ऊधः ū́dhaḥ	ऊधसी ū́dhasī	ऊधांसि ū́dhāṃsi
Accusative	ऊधः ū́dhaḥ	ऊधसी ū́dhasī	ऊधांसि ū́dhāṃsi
Instrumental	ऊधसा ū́dhasā	ऊधोभ्याम् ū́dhobhyām	ऊधोभिः ū́dhobhiḥ
Dative	ऊधसे ū́dhase	ऊधोभ्याम् ū́dhobhyām	ऊधोभ्यः ū́dhobhyaḥ
Ablative	ऊधसः ū́dhasaḥ	ऊधोभ्याम् ū́dhobhyām	ऊधोभ्यः ū́dhobhyaḥ
Genitive	ऊधसः ū́dhasaḥ	ऊधसोः ū́dhasoḥ	ऊधसाम् ū́dhasām
Locative	ऊधसि ū́dhasi	ऊधसोः ū́dhasoḥ	ऊधःसु ū́dhaḥsu

Usage notes

In classical Sanskrit the stem उधन् (udhan) appears only in the feminine of an adjective compound, while the original heteroclitic r/n paradigm has been preserved in Vedic; compare nominative and genitive singular ऊधर् (ū́dhar) ~ ऊधन् (ū́dhnas).