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Phonology syllables, stress, spelling Show ▾ Hide ▴
- Transcription
- [ˈkʰwen]
- Syllables
- квен · 1 syllable
- Sound pattern
- CCVC · C = consonant, V = vowel
- Latin spelling
- kven
Syllables, stress pattern and Latin spelling are worked out from the spelling by rule.
Meaning
-
thin beam, rafter, crosstie, sleeper
брус; балка, шпала; тонкая балка, шпала; еда; жвачка; кормёжка; кушанье; питание; пища; пропитание; снедь; стряпня; трапеза
Grammar what kind of word it is, and how it behaves Show ▾ Hide ▴
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Noun class
- class III · things and animals
- Declension
- Second Declension (-лъ)
- Number
- countable · has a singular and a plural
- Plural
- кундул
- Homograph group
- 291305
- Database id
- 291305
- Added
- 2026-08-24
Word formation and related words what it is built from, and what it is related to · 7 links Show ▾ Hide ▴
Built from
- квине shortening -ен
Words built from this one
Morphology and grammar info 71 stored forms · Grey means we worked it out by rule, not from a text. Show ▾ Hide ▴
Some forms below are generated from rules and may be wrong — green “verified” forms are confirmed in the corpus. Learn more
Core Cases
| Case | Singular | In texts | Singular (alt. 1) | In texts | Plural | In texts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative who / what |
квен
/[kʰwen]/
|
🔒
1236
|
—
|
0
|
кундул
/[kʰundul]/
|
🔒
0
|
| Ergative by whom |
квеналъ
/[kʰwenaɬ]/
|
🔒
2
|
кваница
/[kʰwanit͡sa]/
|
🔒
15
|
—
|
0
|
| Genitive of whom / of what |
квеналъул
/[kʰwenaɬul]/
|
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4
|
кванил
/[kʰwanil]/
|
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1017
|
—
|
0
|
| Dative to whom |
квеналъе
/[kʰwenaɬe]/
|
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0
|
квание
/[kʰwanije]/
|
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66
|
—
|
0
|
Locative (Spatial) Cases
Series 1 -да · on, on the surface
| Case | Singular | In texts | Singular (alt. 1) | In texts | Singular (alt. 2) | In texts | Plural | In texts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locative where |
квеналда
/[kʰwenalda]/
|
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2
|
кванида
/[kʰwanida]/
|
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33
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Allative to where |
квенде
/[kʰwenalde]/
|
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9
|
кваниде
/[kʰwanide]/
|
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14
|
квеналде
/[kʰwenalde]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Ablative from where |
квеналдаса
/[kʰwenaldasa]/
|
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1
|
кванидаса
/[kʰwanidasa]/
|
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13
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Perlative through / along |
квеналдасан
/[kʰwenaldasan]/
|
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1
|
кванидасан
/[kʰwanidasan]/
|
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3
|
—
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
Series 2 -хъ · at, by, near
| Case | Singular | In texts | Singular (alt. 1) | In texts | Plural | In texts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locative where |
квеналъухъ
/[kʰwenaɬuq͡χː]/
|
🔒
1
|
кваниухъ
/[kʰwaniʔuq͡χː]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Allative to where |
квеналъухъе
/[kʰwenaɬuq͡χːe]/
|
0
|
кваниухъе
/[kʰwaniʔuq͡χːe]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Ablative from where |
квеналъухъа
/[kʰwenaɬuq͡χːa]/
|
0
|
кваниухъа
/[kʰwaniʔuq͡χːa]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Perlative through / along |
квеналъухъан
/[kʰwenaɬuq͡χːan]/
|
0
|
кваниухъан
/[kʰwaniʔuq͡χːan]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
Series 3 -лъ · in, inside
| Case | Singular | In texts | Singular (alt. 1) | In texts | Plural | In texts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locative where |
квеналъулъ
/[kʰwenaɬuɬ]/
|
0
|
кваниулъ
/[kʰwaniʔuɬ]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Allative to where |
квеналъулъе
/[kʰwenaɬuɬe]/
|
0
|
кваниулъе
/[kʰwaniʔuɬe]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Ablative from where |
квеналъулъа
/[kʰwenaɬuɬa]/
|
0
|
кваниулъа
/[kʰwaniʔuɬa]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Perlative through / along |
квеналъулъан
/[kʰwenaɬuɬan]/
|
0
|
кваниулъан
/[kʰwaniʔuɬan]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
Series 4 -кь · under, beneath
| Case | Singular | In texts | Singular (alt. 1) | In texts | Plural | In texts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locative where |
квеналъукь
/[kʰwenaɬut͡ɬʼː]/
|
0
|
кваниукь
/[kʰwaniʔut͡ɬʼː]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Allative to where |
квеналъукье
/[kʰwenaɬut͡ɬʼːe]/
|
0
|
кваниукье
/[kʰwaniʔut͡ɬʼːe]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Ablative from where |
квеналъукьа
/[kʰwenaɬut͡ɬʼːa]/
|
0
|
кваниукьа
/[kʰwaniʔut͡ɬʼːa]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Perlative through / along |
квеналъукьан
/[kʰwenaɬut͡ɬʼːan]/
|
0
|
кваниукьан
/[kʰwaniʔut͡ɬʼːan]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
Series 5 -б · among, within a mass
| Case | Singular | In texts | Singular (alt. 1) | In texts | Plural | In texts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locative where |
квеналъуб
/[kʰwenaɬub]/
|
0
|
кваниб
/[kʰwanib]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Allative to where |
квеналъубе
/[kʰwenaɬube]/
|
0
|
кванибе
/[kʰwanibe]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Ablative from where |
квеналъуса
/[kʰwenaɬusa]/
|
0
|
кваниса
/[kʰwanisa]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
| Perlative through / along |
квеналъусан
/[kʰwenaɬusan]/
|
0
|
кванисан
/[kʰwanisan]/
|
0
|
—
|
0
|
Usage examples 10 set expressions · 6 sentences from real texts Show ▾ Hide ▴
Set expressions idioms, proverbs, collocations Show ▾ Hide ▴
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Квен чӀамун къулчӀе, рагӀи ургъун бице.
Еду проглоти прожёвывая, слово молви обдумывая (посл.).
Proverb
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Лъим кваналеб, квен гьекъолеб.
Воду кушает, еду пьёт (загадка: курица).
Proverb
-
полакомиться, получать удовольствие от еды
Collocation
-
поесть всё, что на столе (букв. молотить еду)
Idiom
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Жакъа кваналеб квен метералде те, метер гьабизе бугеб хӀалтӀи жакъаго гьабе.
Сегодняшнюю еду на завтра оставь, а завтрашнюю работу сегодня же выполни.
Proverb
-
подол бешмета
Compound Term
-
еда на неделю
Collocation
-
брать еду из столовой
Collocation
-
завезти чабанам провизию
Collocation
-
подогреть пищу
Collocation
From the corpus sentences from real texts Show ▾ Hide ▴
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квен беццизе
хвалить еду
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тӀагӀама6 квен
вкусная еда
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гьуинаб квен
вкусная еда
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квен гьабизе
готовить еду
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квен хӀадуризе
приготовить еду
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ЦӀакъ берцинаб, сундулниги ургъел гьечеб, гӀумру букӀанила гьезул: сверухълъиялда гьезие квал-квал гьабизе кутулги рукӀинчӀила, кидаго гӀорцӀизегӀан кваназе квенги букӀанила.
Стали жить они припеваючи: кошек поблизости не было, а еды всегда вдоволь.
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