бжьэматэ

Adyghe

Etymology

From бжьэ (bž̍ă, “bee”) +‎ матэ (mātă, “casket”); hence literally “bee casket”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʑamaːta]

Noun

бжьэматэ • (bž̍ămātă)

  1. beehive
    бжьаӏом бжьэматэхэр дэтых
    bž̍āʾom bž̍ămātăxăr dătəx
    The beehives are in the apiary.

Declension
declension of бжьэматэ
case singular plural
indefinite бжьэматээ (bž̍ămātăă) бжьэматээхэ (bž̍ămātăăxă)
nominative бжьэматээр (bž̍ămātăăr) бжьэматээхэр (bž̍ămātăăxăr)
ergative бжьэматээм (bž̍ămātăăm) бжьэматээхэмэ (bž̍ămātăăxămă)
instrumental бжьэматээ(м)кӏэ (bž̍ămātăă(m)č̣̍ă) бжьэматээхэ(м)кӏэ (bž̍ămātăăxă(m)č̣̍ă)
invertive бжьэматэыу (bž̍ămātăəw) бжьэматээхыу (bž̍ămātăăxəw)

See also
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