हेतू
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit हेतु (hetu). Cognate with Gujarati હેતુ (hetu), Hindi हेतु (hetu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦe.t̪u/, [ɦe.t̪uː]
Noun
हेतू • (hetū) m
Declension
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| Declension of हेतू (masc ū-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
हेतू hetū | ||
| direct plural |
हेतू hetū | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
हेतू hetū |
हेतू hetū | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
हेतूवा hetūvā |
हेतूवां- hetūvān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
हेतूवाला hetūvālā |
हेतूवांना hetūvānnā | |
| ergative | हेतूवाने, हेतूवानं hetūvāne, hetūvāna |
हेतूवांनी hetūvānnī | |
| instrumental | हेतूवाशी hetūvāśī |
हेतूवांशी hetūvānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
हेतूवात hetūvāt |
हेतूवांत hetūvāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
हेतूवा hetūvā |
हेतूवांनो hetūvānno | |
| 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 हेतू (masc ū-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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
हेतूवाचा hetūvāċā |
हेतूवाचे hetūvāċe |
हेतूवाची hetūvācī |
हेतूवाच्या hetūvācā |
हेतूवाचे, हेतूवाचं hetūvāċe, hetūvāċa |
हेतूवाची hetūvācī |
हेतूवाच्या hetūvācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
हेतूवांचा hetūvānċā |
हेतूवांचे hetūvānċe |
हेतूवांची hetūvāñcī |
हेतूवांच्या hetūvāncā |
हेतूवांचे, हेतूवांचं hetūvānċe, hetūvānċa |
हेतूवांची hetūvāñcī |
हेतूवांच्या hetūvāñcā | |
| * 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), “हेतू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “हेतू”, 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), “हेतू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)