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# a [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/whale whale]. | # a [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/whale whale]. | ||
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In Old Entharic, both ''djegingu'' and ''hvalr'' were used to describe a whale. ''Djegingu'' overtook ''hvalr'' and is used in most Badul dialects today. However, in Enthar, Badul dialects use ''chfal'', referencing ''hvalr''. | |||
===Declension=== | ===Declension=== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:23, 22 June 2024
Etymology
From Old Entharic djegingu, borrowed from Old Olamian chi- (big) + giingoo (fish).
Pronunciation
- (stressed)
- IPA: /dʒeˈgiŋgu/
- (unstressed)
- IPA: /dʒəˈgiŋgu/
Definition
Noun
djegingu (plural djeginguan)
- a whale.
Notes
In Old Entharic, both djegingu and hvalr were used to describe a whale. Djegingu overtook hvalr and is used in most Badul dialects today. However, in Enthar, Badul dialects use chfal, referencing hvalr.
Declension
Declension of djegingu
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| nominative | bir djegingu | whil djeginguan |
| accusative | bir djegingu | whil djeginguan |
| genitive | bir djeginge | whil djeginguane |
| dative | bir djegingi | whil djeginguani |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| nominative | an djegingu | na djeginguan |
| accusative | an djegingu | na djeginguan |
| genitive | an djeginge | na djeginguane |
| dative | an djegingi | na djeginguani |