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:šermaš
Genitive:šermašə̑n
Dative:šermašlan
Accusative:šermašə̑m
Comparative:šermašla
Comitative:šermašge
Inessive:šermašte,
šermašə̑šte
Illative:šermaške,
šermašə̑š(ke)
Lative:šermašeš

Possessive Suffixes

1SG:šermašem
2SG:šermašet
3SG:šermašše,
šermašə̑ž(e)
1PL:šermašna
2PL:šermašda
3PL:šermašə̑št

Number Suffixes

Plural (1):šermaš-βlak
Plural (2):šermaš-šamə̑č́
Short Plural:šermašla
Sociative Plural:šermašmə̑t

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:šermašemšermaš-βlakšermaš-βlakem,
šermašem-βlak
Genitive:šermašemə̑nšermaš-βlakə̑nšermaš-βlakemə̑n,
šermašem-βlakə̑n
Dative:šermašemlan,
šermašlanem
šermaš-βlaklanšermaš-βlakemlan,
šermašem-βlaklan
Accusative:šermašemə̑mšermaš-βlakə̑mšermaš-βlakemə̑m,
šermašem-βlakə̑m
Comparative:šermašemla,
šermašlam
šermaš-βlaklašermaš-βlakemla,
šermašem-βlakla
Comitative:šermašemgešermaš-βlakgešermaš-βlakemge,
šermašem-βlakge
Inessive:šermaštem,
šermašə̑štem
šermaš-βlakə̑štešermaš-βlakə̑štem,
šermašem-βlakə̑šte
Illative:šermaškem,
šermašə̑škem
šermaš-βlakə̑š(ke)šermaš-βlakə̑škem,
šermašem-βlakə̑š(ke)
Lative:šermašešemšermaš-βlakeššermaš-βlakešem,
šermašem-βlakeš


Last update: 10 August 2023