йетт
Chechen
Alternative spellings
- етт (jett) — Pre-reform orthography (2020)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *jett. Cognates include Bats ჲეთთ (yett) and Ingush етт (jett).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈji̯etː/
Noun
йетт • (jett) class bd
Declension
Note: △ is an indicator of irregularity.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | йетт (jett) | хье̄лий△ (ḥʳeelii△) |
| genitive | а̄ьттан (äättan) | хье̄лийн△ (ḥʳeeliı̇n△) |
| dative | а̄ттана (aattana) | хье̄лешна△ (ḥʳeelešna△) |
| ergative | а̄тто̄ (aattoo) | хье̄ле̄ша△ (ḥʳeeleeša△) |
| allative | а̄тте̄ (aattee) | хье̄лешка△ (ḥʳeeleška△) |
| instrumental | а̄ттаца (aattaca) | хье̄лешца△ (ḥʳeelešca△) |
| lative | а̄ттах (aattax) | хье̄лех△ (ḥʳeelex△) |
| comparative | а̄ттал (aattal) | хье̄лел△ (ḥʳeelel△) |
References
- Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “етт”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 111b
Further reading
- Djamalxanov Z. D., Maciev A. G., Ovxadov M. R., Xalidov A. I., editors (2020), Нохчийн меттан нийсайаздаран коьрта бакъонаш [A set of basic spelling rules of the Chechen language][1] (in Chechen), Grozny: Groznensky Rabochy, →ISBN, page 19