нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъу
Adyghe
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From нэ (nɛ, “eye”) + гъэупӏэпӏэн (ğɛwupʼɛpʼɛn, “blink”); hence literally “eye blink”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъу • (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷu)
- second
- Зы такъикъыр нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъу тӏокӏищ мэхъу — A minute has sixty seconds.
Declension
[edit]| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъуэ (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷɛ) | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъуэхэ (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷɛxɛ) |
| nominative | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъуэр (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷɛr) | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъуэхэр (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷɛxɛr) |
| ergative | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъуэм (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷɛm) | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъуэхэмэ (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъуэ(м)кӏэ (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷɛ(m)kʼɛ) | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъуэхэ(м)кӏэ (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъуыу (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷəwu) | нэугъэупӏэпӏэгъухыу (nɛwuğɛwupʼɛpʼɛğʷuxəwu) |