Marathi edit

Etymology edit

From धाड (dhāḍ), from Old Marathi धाड (dhāḍa), धाडा (dhāḍā), धाडी (dhāḍī),[1] from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀸𑀟𑀻 (dhāḍī), from Sanskrit धाटी (dhāṭī, assault).[2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

धाडस (dhāḍasn

  1. courage, boldness
    Synonym: धैर्य (dhairya) (less common)

Declension edit

Declension of धाडस (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
धाडस
dhāḍas
direct
plural
धाडसे, धाडसं
dhāḍase, dhāḍsa
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
धाडस
dhāḍas
धाडसे, धाडसं
dhāḍase, dhāḍsa
oblique
सामान्यरूप
धाडसा
dhāḍasā
धाडसां-
dhāḍasān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
धाडसाला
dhāḍasālā
धाडसांना
dhāḍasānnā
ergative धाडसाने, धाडसानं
dhāḍasāne, dhāḍasāna
धाडसांनी
dhāḍasānnī
instrumental धाडसाशी
dhāḍasāśī
धाडसांशी
dhāḍasānśī
locative
सप्तमी
धाडसात
dhāḍasāt
धाडसांत
dhāḍasāt
vocative
संबोधन
धाडसा
dhāḍasā
धाडसांनो
dhāḍasānno
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 धाडस (neut 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
धाडसाचा
dhāḍasāċā
धाडसाचे
dhāḍasāċe
धाडसाची
dhāḍasācī
धाडसाच्या
dhāḍasācā
धाडसाचे, धाडसाचं
dhāḍasāċe, dhāḍasāċa
धाडसाची
dhāḍasācī
धाडसाच्या
dhāḍasācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
धाडसांचा
dhāḍasānċā
धाडसांचे
dhāḍasānċe
धाडसांची
dhāḍasāñcī
धाडसांच्या
dhāḍasāncā
धाडसांचे, धाडसांचं
dhāḍasānċe, dhāḍasānċa
धाडसांची
dhāḍasāñcī
धाडसांच्या
dhāḍasāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “धाड”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhāṭī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “धाडस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “धाडस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “धाडस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press