церг
Chechen
Alternative forms
- цариг (carig) — dialectal
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *cariḳ. Cognates include Bats ცარკ (carḳ) and Ingush царг (carg).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡serɡ/
Noun
церг • (cerg) class jj
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | церг (cerg) | цергаш (cergaš) |
| genitive | церган (cergan) | цергийн (cergiı̇n) |
| dative | цергана (cergana) | цергашна (cergašna) |
| ergative | церго̄ (cergoo) | цергаша (cergaša) |
| allative | церге̄ (cergee) | цергашка (cergaška) |
| instrumental | цергаца (cergaca) | цергашца (cergašca) |
| lative | цергах (cergax) | цергех (cergex) |
| comparative | цергал (cergal) | цергел (cergel) |
References
- Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “церг”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 222b
Ingush
Noun
церг • (cerg)
- alternative form of царг (carg)
Kalmyk
Etymology
From Proto-Mongolic *cerig, compare Mongolian цэрэг (cereg), Buryat сэрэг (sereg).
Noun
церг • (tserg)