мэлхъогъ
Adyghe
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мэлхъогъ • (mɛlχʷoğ)
- A man's wife's sister's husband.
- Си мэлхъогъ къэкӏуагъ.
- Si mɛlχʷoğ qɛkʷʼağ.
- My wife's sister's husband came.
- Томымрэ Джонымрэ змэлхъогъых.
- Toməmrɛ Džonəmrɛ zmɛlχʷoğəx.
- Tom and John's wives are sisters.
- (literally, “Tom and John are malkhogs.”)
Usage notes
[edit]- English does not have a precise term for this relationship; rather, a phrase such as wife's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's husband is usually used. However, the term brother-in-law, which normally refers to a spouse's brother or a sister's husband, is sometimes extended to cover this relationship as well.
Declension
[edit]| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мэлхъогъэ (mɛlχʷoğɛ) | мэлхъогъэхэ (mɛlχʷoğɛxɛ) |
| nominative | мэлхъогъэр (mɛlχʷoğɛr) | мэлхъогъэхэр (mɛlχʷoğɛxɛr) |
| ergative | мэлхъогъэм (mɛlχʷoğɛm) | мэлхъогъэхэмэ (mɛlχʷoğɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | мэлхъогъэ(м)кӏэ (mɛlχʷoğɛ(m)kʼɛ) | мэлхъогъэхэ(м)кӏэ (mɛlχʷoğɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | мэлхъогъыу (mɛlχʷoğəwu) | мэлхъогъэхыу (mɛlχʷoğɛxəwu) |