виҫҫӗмӗш
Chuvash
[edit]| 30 | ||
| ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: виҫҫӗ (viśśĕ) Ordinal: виҫҫӗмӗш (viśśĕmĕš) Distributive: виҫшер (viśšer) | ||
Etymology
[edit]From виҫҫӗ (viśśĕ, “three”) + -мӗш (-mĕš, “ordinal suffix”), compare Bulgar [script needed] (wecim, “third”).[1]
Cognate with Khalaj ü̂çminci, Turkish üçüncü, Uzbek uchinchi, Bashkir өсөнсө (ösönsö) and Yakut үһүс (ühüs).
Adjective
[edit]виҫҫӗмӗш • (viśśĕmĕš)
- third
- Вӑл килйышри виҫҫӗмӗш ывӑл. ― Văl k̬iljyšri viśśĕmĕš yvăl. ― He is the third son in the family.
References
[edit]- ^ Tekin, Talât (1988) Volga Bulgar kitabeleri ve Volga Bulgarcası [Volga Bulgarian Ephitaphs and Volga Bulgarian Language][1] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, →ISBN, page 40