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:kerʃ
Genitive:kerʃən
Dative:kerʃlan
Accusative:kerʃəm
Comparative:kerʃla
Comitative:kerʃge
Inessive:kerʃəʃte
Illative:kerʃəʃ(ke)
Lative:kerʃeʃ

Possessive Suffixes

1SG:kerʃem
2SG:kerʃet
3SG:kerʃːe,
kerʃəʒ(e)
1PL:kerʃna
2PL:kerʃda
3PL:kerʃəʃt

Number Suffixes

Plural (1):kerʃ-βlak
Plural (2):kerʃ-ʃamət͡ɕ
Short Plural:kerʃla
Sociative Plural:kerʃmət

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:kerʃemkerʃ-βlakkerʃ-βlakem,
kerʃem-βlak
Genitive:kerʃemənkerʃ-βlakənkerʃ-βlakemən,
kerʃem-βlakən
Dative:kerʃemlan,
kerʃlanem
kerʃ-βlaklankerʃ-βlakemlan,
kerʃem-βlaklan
Accusative:kerʃeməmkerʃ-βlakəmkerʃ-βlakeməm,
kerʃem-βlakəm
Comparative:kerʃemla,
kerʃlam
kerʃ-βlaklakerʃ-βlakemla,
kerʃem-βlakla
Comitative:kerʃemgekerʃ-βlakgekerʃ-βlakemge,
kerʃem-βlakge
Inessive:kerʃəʃtemkerʃ-βlakəʃtekerʃ-βlakəʃtem,
kerʃem-βlakəʃte
Illative:kerʃəʃkemkerʃ-βlakəʃ(ke)kerʃ-βlakəʃkem,
kerʃem-βlakəʃ(ke)
Lative:kerʃeʃemkerʃ-βlakeʃkerʃ-βlakeʃem,
kerʃem-βlakeʃ


Last update: 10 August 2023