Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit जन्तु (jantu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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जंत (jantam

  1. intestinal roundworm

Declension

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Declension of जंत (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
जंत
janta
direct
plural
जंत
janta
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
जंत
janta
जंत
janta
oblique
सामान्यरूप
जंता
jantā
जंतां-
jantān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
जंताला
jantālā
जंतांना
jantānnā
ergative जंताने, जंतानं
jantāne, jantāna
जंतांनी
jantānnī
instrumental जंताशी
jantāśī
जंतांशी
jantānśī
locative
सप्तमी
जंतात
jantāt
जंतांत
jantāt
vocative
संबोधन
जंता
jantā
जंतांनो
jantānno
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 जंत (masc cons-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
जंताचा
jantāċā
जंताचे
jantāċe
जंताची
jantācī
जंताच्या
jantācā
जंताचे, जंताचं
jantāċe, jantāċa
जंताची
jantācī
जंताच्या
jantācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
जंतांचा
jantānċā
जंतांचे
jantānċe
जंतांची
jantāñcī
जंतांच्या
jantāncā
जंतांचे, जंतांचं
jantānċe, jantānċa
जंतांची
jantāñcī
जंतांच्या
jantāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

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  • Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “जंत”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]