एकवचन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit एकवचन (ekavacana). Analyzable as एक (ek, “one, single”) +‎ वचन (vacan, “grammatical number”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /eːk.ʋə.t͡ʃən/, [eːk.wɐ.t͡ʃɐ̃n]

Noun

एकवचन • (ekvacan) m

1. (grammar) singular number; a singular form

   Antonym: बहुवचन (bahuvcan)

Declension

Declension of एकवचन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	एकवचन ekvacan	एकवचन ekvacan
oblique	एकवचन ekvacan	एकवचनों ekvacanõ
vocative	एकवचन ekvacan	एकवचनो ekvacano

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit एकवचन (ekavacana). By surface analysis, एक (ek, “one, single”) +‎ वचन (vacan, “grammatical number”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.kəʋ.t͡ɕən/

Noun

एकवचन • (ēkavacana) n

1. (grammar) singular number; a singular form

   Antonym: बहुवचन (bahuvcan)

Declension

Declension of एकवचन (neut cons-stem)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	एकवचन ekavcan	एकवचने, एकवचनं ekvacne, ekvacna
oblique सामान्यरूप	एकवचना ekvacnā	एकवचनां- ekvacnā̃-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	एकवचनाला ekvacnālā	एकवचनांना ekvacnānnā
ergative	एकवचनाने, एकवचनानं ekvacnāne, ekvacnāna	एकवचनांनी ekvacnānnī
instrumental	एकवचनाशी ekvacnāśī	एकवचनांशी ekvacnāuśī
locative सप्तमी	एकवचनात ekvacnāt	एकवचनांत ekvacnānta
vocative संबोधन	एकवचना ekvacnā	एकवचनांनो ekvacnānno

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 एकवचन (neut cons-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	एकवचनाचा ekvacnācā	एकवचनाचे ekvacnāce	एकवचनाची ekvacnācī	एकवचनाच्या ekvacnācyā	एकवचनाचे, एकवचनाचं ekvacnāce, ekvacnāca	एकवचनाची ekvacnācī	एकवचनाच्या ekvacnācyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	एकवचनांचा ekvacnāñcā	एकवचनांचे ekvacnāñce	एकवचनांची ekvacnāñcī	एकवचनांच्या ekvacnāñcyā	एकवचनांचे, एकवचनांचं ekvacnāñce, ekvacnāñca	एकवचनांची ekvacnāñcī	एकवचनांच्या ekvacnāñcyā

^* 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 (1982–1983), “एकवचन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies