бэрэскэжъый

Adyghe edit

Etymology edit

бэрэскэ (bɛrɛskɛ) +‎ -жъый (-ẑəj, tiny, small), from Ancient Greek Παρασκευή (Paraskeuḗ).[1][2] Cognate with Kabardian бэрэжьей (bɛrɛźej).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бэрэскэжъый (bɛrɛskɛẑəj)

  1. Wednesday (day)

Declension edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Шагиров, А. К. (1977) К. В. Ломтатидзе, editor, Этимологический словарь адыгских (черкесских) языков [Etymological Dictionary of Adyghean (Circassian) Languages]‎[1] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Nauka, page 75
  2. ^ Klimov, G. A., Xalilov, M. Š. (2003) Словарь кавказских языков. Сопоставление основной лексики [Dictionary of Caucasian Languages. A comparison of the Basic Vocabulary] (in Russian), Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, →ISBN, page 286

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