мэзкьэт

Adyghe

Alternative forms

• мэзчэт (mɛzčɛt) (Standard)

Etymology

From мэз (mɛz, “forest”) +‎ кьэт (kʲɛt, “chicken”); hence literally “chicken forest”.

Pronunciation

• (Shapsug dialect) IPA^(key): [mazkʲat]

Noun

мэзкьэт • (mɛzkʲɛt)

1. Alternative form of мэзчэт (mɛzčɛt)

Declension

declension of мэзкьэт

case	singular	plural
indefinite	мэзкьэтэ (mɛzkʲɛtɛ)	мэзкьэтэхэ (mɛzkʲɛtɛxɛ)
nominative	мэзкьэтэр (mɛzkʲɛtɛr)	мэзкьэтэхэр (mɛzkʲɛtɛxɛr)
ergative	мэзкьэтэм (mɛzkʲɛtɛm)	мэзкьэтэхэмэ (mɛzkʲɛtɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	мэзкьэтэ(м)кӏэ (mɛzkʲɛtɛ(m)kʼɛ)	мэзкьэтэхэ(м)кӏэ (mɛzkʲɛtɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	мэзкьэтыу (mɛzkʲɛtəwu)	мэзкьэтэхыу (mɛzkʲɛtɛxəwu)