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:melgutan
Genitive:melgutanən
Dative:melgutanlan
Accusative:melgutanəm
Comparative:melgutanla
Comitative:melgutange
Inessive:melgutanəʃte
Illative:melgutanəʃ(ke)
Lative:melgutaneʃ

Possessive Suffixes

1SG:melgutanem
2SG:melgutanet
3SG:melgutanʒe
1PL:melgutanːa
2PL:melgutanda
3PL:melgutanəʃt

Number Suffixes

Plural (1):melgutan-βlak
Plural (2):melgutan-ʃamət͡ɕ
Short Plural:melgutanla
Sociative Plural:melgutanmət

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:melgutanemmelgutan-βlakmelgutan-βlakem,
melgutanem-βlak
Genitive:melgutanemənmelgutan-βlakənmelgutan-βlakemən,
melgutanem-βlakən
Dative:melgutanemlan,
melgutanlanem
melgutan-βlaklanmelgutan-βlakemlan,
melgutanem-βlaklan
Accusative:melgutaneməmmelgutan-βlakəmmelgutan-βlakeməm,
melgutanem-βlakəm
Comparative:melgutanemla,
melgutanlam
melgutan-βlaklamelgutan-βlakemla,
melgutanem-βlakla
Comitative:melgutanemgemelgutan-βlakgemelgutan-βlakemge,
melgutanem-βlakge
Inessive:melgutanəʃtemmelgutan-βlakəʃtemelgutan-βlakəʃtem,
melgutanem-βlakəʃte
Illative:melgutanəʃkemmelgutan-βlakəʃ(ke)melgutan-βlakəʃkem,
melgutanem-βlakəʃ(ke)
Lative:melgutaneʃemmelgutan-βlakeʃmelgutan-βlakeʃem,
melgutanem-βlakeʃ


Last update: 10 August 2023