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:meterka
Genitive:meterkan
Dative:meterkalan
Accusative:meterkam
Comparative:meterkala
Comitative:meterkage
Inessive:meterkaʃte
Illative:meterkaʃ(ke)
Lative:meterkaʃ

Possessive Suffixes

1SG:meterkam
2SG:meterkat
3SG:meterkaʒ(e)
1PL:meterkana
2PL:meterkada
3PL:meterkaʃt

Number Suffixes

Plural (1):meterka-βlak
Plural (2):meterka-ʃamət͡ɕ
Short Plural:meterkala
Sociative Plural:meterkamət

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:meterkammeterka-βlakmeterka-βlakem,
meterkam-βlak
Genitive:meterkamənmeterka-βlakənmeterka-βlakemən,
meterkam-βlakən
Dative:meterkamlan,
meterkalanem
meterka-βlaklanmeterka-βlakemlan,
meterkam-βlaklan
Accusative:meterkaməmmeterka-βlakəmmeterka-βlakeməm,
meterkam-βlakəm
Comparative:meterkamla,
meterkalam
meterka-βlaklameterka-βlakemla,
meterkam-βlakla
Comitative:meterkamgemeterka-βlakgemeterka-βlakemge,
meterkam-βlakge
Inessive:meterkaʃtemmeterka-βlakəʃtemeterka-βlakəʃtem,
meterkam-βlakəʃte
Illative:meterkaʃkemmeterka-βlakəʃ(ke)meterka-βlakəʃkem,
meterkam-βlakəʃ(ke)
Lative:meterkaʃemmeterka-βlakeʃmeterka-βlakeʃem,
meterkam-βlakeʃ


Last update: 10 August 2023