кӏымафэ

Adyghe

Etymology

From кӏэ (kʼɛ, “new”) +‎ мафэ (mafɛ, “day”); hence literally “new day”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʼəmaːfa]

Noun

кӏымафэ • (kʼəmafɛ)

1. winter

Declension

declension of кӏымафэ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	кӏымафэ (kʼəmafɛ)	кӏымафэхэ (kʼəmafɛxɛ)
nominative	кӏымафэр (kʼəmafɛr)	кӏымафэхэр (kʼəmafɛxɛr)
ergative	кӏымафэм (kʼəmafɛm)	кӏымафэхэмэ (kʼəmafɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	кӏымафэ(м)кӏэ (kʼəmafɛ(m)kʼɛ)	кӏымафэхэ(м)кӏэ (kʼəmafɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	кӏымафэу (kʼəmafɛwu)	кӏымафэхыу (kʼəmafɛxəwu)

Synonyms

• щӏымахуэ (śʼəmaxʷɛ) (Kabardian)

See also

Seasons in Adyghe · ? (layout · text) · category
гъатхэ (ğatxɛ, “spring”)	гъэмафэ (ğɛmafɛ, “summer”)	бжыхьэ (bžəḥɛ, “autumn”)	кӏымафэ (kʼəmafɛ, “winter”)