цэлъэкӏ

Adyghe

Etymology

From цэ (cɛ, “tooth”) +‎ лъэкӏын (lˢɛkʼən, “to brush”); hence literally “toothbrush”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡saɬat͡ʃ]

Noun

цэлъэкӏ • (cɛlˢɛkʼ)

1. toothbrush

Declension

declension of цэлъэкӏ

case	singular	plural
indefinite	цэлъэкӏэ (cɛlˢɛkʼɛ)	цэлъэкӏэхэ (cɛlˢɛkʼɛxɛ)
nominative	цэлъэкӏэр (cɛlˢɛkʼɛr)	цэлъэкӏэхэр (cɛlˢɛkʼɛxɛr)
ergative	цэлъэкӏэм (cɛlˢɛkʼɛm)	цэлъэкӏэхэмэ (cɛlˢɛkʼɛxɛmɛ)
instrumental	цэлъэкӏэ(м)кӏэ (cɛlˢɛkʼɛ(m)kʼɛ)	цэлъэкӏэхэ(м)кӏэ (cɛlˢɛkʼɛxɛ(m)kʼɛ)
invertive	цэлъэкӏыу (cɛlˢɛkʼəwu)	цэлъэкӏэхыу (cɛlˢɛkʼɛxəwu)

Synonyms

• цэлъэкӏалъэ (cɛlˢɛkʼalˢɛ)
• дзэлъэщӏ (dzɛlˢɛśʼ) (Kabardian)