мэлхъогъ
Adyghe
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мэлхъогъ • (mɛlꭓʷoğ)
- A man's wife's sister's husband.
- Си мэлхъогъ къэкӏуагъ.
- Si mɛlꭓʷoğ qɛkʷʼağ.
- My wife's sister's husband came.
- Томымрэ Джонымрэ змэлхъогъых.
- Toməmrɛ Džonəmrɛ zmɛlꭓʷoğəx.
- 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 (mɛlꭓʷoğɛ) | мэлхъогъэхэ (mɛlꭓʷoğɛxɛ) |
| nominative | мэлхъогъэр (mɛlꭓʷoğɛr) | мэлхъогъэхэр (mɛlꭓʷoğɛxɛr) |
| ergative | мэлхъогъэм (mɛlꭓʷoğɛm) | мэлхъогъэхэмэ (mɛlꭓʷoğɛxɛmɛ) |
| instrumental | мэлхъогъэ(м)кӏэ (mɛlꭓʷoğɛ(m)kʼɛ) | мэлхъогъэхэ(м)кӏэ (mɛlꭓʷoğɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ) |
| invertive | мэлхъогъыу (mɛlꭓʷoğəwu) | мэлхъогъэхыу (mɛlꭓʷoğɛxəwu) |