Paradigm Generator
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Paradigm Generator

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Orthography: ○ Cyrillic ○ UPA ● IPA

You can indicate word stress by placing an asterisk * or a bullet point • after a stressed vowel (e.g., теҥге•, теҥге* 'ruble'). Otherwise, stress is assumed to follow regular patterns. Indicate orthographically unmarked palatalization with an accent, e.g.: имн'e 'horse'. Alternatively, if you do not specify the word stress and palatalization, the software will consult our lexicon. In the case of homographs (i.e., two words spelled the same, but not necessarily pronounced - and inflected - the same, e.g., ше•рге 'expensive' <> шерге• 'comb', the software will pick the word listed in the dictionary first.


Case Suffixes

Nominative:bifʃteks
Genitive:bifʃteksən
Dative:bifʃtekslan
Accusative:bifʃteksəm
Comparative:bifʃteksla
Comitative:bifʃteksge
Inessive:bifʃteksəʃte
Illative:bifʃteksəʃ(ke)
Lative:bifʃtekseʃ

Possessive Suffixes

1SG:bifʃteksem
2SG:bifʃtekset
3SG:bifʃteksʃe
1PL:bifʃteksna
2PL:bifʃteksda
3PL:bifʃteksəʃt

Number Suffixes

Plural (1):bifʃteks-βlak
Plural (2):bifʃteks-ʃamət͡ɕ
Short Plural:bifʃteksla
Sociative Plural:bifʃteksmət

Case Suffix (Cx) + Possessive Suffix (Px) + Number Suffix (Nx)

For the sake of simplicity, only the plural suffix -влак and the possessive suffix first person singular -ем are displayed here. Also note that other suffix arrangements than these can be encountered on occasion - these are only the most common ones.

CaseCx + PxCx + NxCx + Px + Nx
Nominative:bifʃteksembifʃteks-βlakbifʃteks-βlakem,
bifʃteksem-βlak
Genitive:bifʃteksemənbifʃteks-βlakənbifʃteks-βlakemən,
bifʃteksem-βlakən
Dative:bifʃteksemlan,
bifʃtekslanem
bifʃteks-βlaklanbifʃteks-βlakemlan,
bifʃteksem-βlaklan
Accusative:bifʃtekseməmbifʃteks-βlakəmbifʃteks-βlakeməm,
bifʃteksem-βlakəm
Comparative:bifʃteksemla,
bifʃtekslam
bifʃteks-βlaklabifʃteks-βlakemla,
bifʃteksem-βlakla
Comitative:bifʃteksemgebifʃteks-βlakgebifʃteks-βlakemge,
bifʃteksem-βlakge
Inessive:bifʃteksəʃtembifʃteks-βlakəʃtebifʃteks-βlakəʃtem,
bifʃteksem-βlakəʃte
Illative:bifʃteksəʃkembifʃteks-βlakəʃ(ke)bifʃteks-βlakəʃkem,
bifʃteksem-βlakəʃ(ke)
Lative:bifʃtekseʃembifʃteks-βlakeʃbifʃteks-βlakeʃem,
bifʃteksem-βlakeʃ


Last update: 10 August 2023