лэгъу

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [laʁʷ]

Noun

лэгъу • (lɛğʷu)

1. peer, contemporary, age-mate (one who is the same age as another)

   Уилэгъухэр уиунэ къакӏох ― Wujilɛğʷuxɛr wujiwunɛ qakʷʼox ― Your peers are coming to your house.

   Силэгъу горэ сэлъагъу ― Silɛğʷu gʷorɛ sɛlˢağʷu ― I am seeing a peer of mine.

   Кӏалэмрэ пшъашъэмрэ зэлэгъух ― Kʼalɛmrɛ pŝaŝɛmrɛ zɛlɛğʷux ― The boy and the girl are peers.

   Кӏалэр силэгъу ― Kʼalɛr silɛğʷu ― The boy is my peer.

Declension

Declension of лэгъу

case	singular	plural
indefinite	лэгъуэ (lɛğʷɛ)	лэгъуэхэ (lɛğʷɛxɛ)
nominative	лэгъуэр (lɛğʷɛr)	лэгъуэхэр (lɛğʷɛxɛr)
ergative	лэгъуэм (lɛğʷɛm)	лэгъуэхэмэ (lɛğʷɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	лэгъуэ(м)кӏэ (lɛğʷɛ(m)kʼɛ)	лэгъуэхэ(м)кӏэ (lɛğʷɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	лэгъуыу (lɛğʷəwu)	лэгъухыу (lɛğʷuxəwu)

Synonyms

• (age-mate): ныбжьэгъу (nəbźɛğʷu) (Shapsug dialect)