мэлхъогъ

Adyghe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [malχʷaʁ]

Noun

мэлхъогъ • (mɛlχʷoğ)

1. A man's wife's sister's husband.

   си мэлхъогъ къэкӏуагъ — My wife's sister's husband came.

   Томымрэ Джонымрэ змэлхъогъых — Tom and John are "malkhogs".

Usage notes

• 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

declension of мэлхъогъ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	мэлхъогъэ (mɛlχʷoğɛ)	мэлхъогъэхэ (mɛlχʷoğɛxɛ)
nominative	мэлхъогъэр (mɛlχʷoğɛr)	мэлхъогъэхэр (mɛlχʷoğɛxɛr)
ergative	мэлхъогъэм (mɛlχʷoğɛm)	мэлхъогъэхэмэ (mɛlχʷoğɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	мэлхъогъэ(м)кӏэ (mɛlχʷoğɛ(m)kʼɛ)	мэлхъогъэхэ(м)кӏэ (mɛlχʷoğɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	мэлхъогъыу (mɛlχʷoğəwu)	мэлхъогъэхыу (mɛlχʷoğɛxəwu)