шъуз

Adyghe

Etymology

From Proto-Circassian *sʷǝ́zǝ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂʷəzə]

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Noun

шъуз • (šʷuz)

1. wife
2. woman

Declension

Declension of шъуз

case	singular	plural
indefinite	шъузэ (šʷuzɛ)	шъузэхэ (šʷuzɛxɛ)
nominative	шъузэр (šʷuzɛr)	шъузэхэр (šʷuzɛxɛr)
ergative	шъузэм (šʷuzɛm)	шъузэхэмэ (šʷuzɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	шъузэ(м)кӏэ (šʷuzɛ(m)kʼɛ)	шъузэхэ(м)кӏэ (šʷuzɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	шъузыу (šʷuzəwu)	шъузэхыу (šʷuzɛxəwu)

Synonyms

• фыз (fəz) (Kabardian dialect)
• суыз (səz) (Proto-Circassian)

See also

• лӏы (lˢʼə) (man)