गोठा

Marathi

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (goṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गोष्ठ (goṣṭhá). Cognate with Konkani गोटो (goṭo), Gujarati ગોઠો (goṭho).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.ʈʰa/

Noun

गोठा • (goṭhā) m

1. cowshed, cow-pen

Declension

Declension of गोठा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	गोठा goṭhā
direct plural	गोठे goṭhe
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	गोठा goṭhā		गोठे goṭhe
oblique सामान्यरूप	गोठ्या goṭhyā		गोठ्यां- goṭhyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	गोठ्याला goṭhyālā		गोठ्यांना goṭhyānnā
ergative	गोठ्याने, गोठ्यानं goṭhyāne, goṭhyāna		गोठ्यांनी goṭhyānnī
instrumental	गोठ्याशी goṭhyāśī		गोठ्यांशी goṭhyānśī
locative सप्तमी	गोठ्यात goṭhyāt		गोठ्यांत goṭhyāt
vocative संबोधन	गोठ्या goṭhyā		गोठ्यांनो goṭhyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of गोठा (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	गोठ्याचा goṭhyāċā	गोठ्याचे goṭhyāċe	गोठ्याची goṭhyācī	गोठ्याच्या goṭhyācā	गोठ्याचे, गोठ्याचं goṭhyāċe, goṭhyāċa	गोठ्याची goṭhyācī	गोठ्याच्या goṭhyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	गोठ्यांचा goṭhyānċā	गोठ्यांचे goṭhyānċe	गोठ्यांची goṭhyāñcī	गोठ्यांच्या goṭhyāncā	गोठ्यांचे, गोठ्यांचं goṭhyānċe, goṭhyānċa	गोठ्यांची goṭhyāñcī	गोठ्यांच्या goṭhyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गोठा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गोठा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गो”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōṣṭhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press