эгис

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)iŕ. Cognate to Khakas ікіс (ìkìs), Tuvan ийис (iyis), etc.

Noun

эгис • (egis)

  1. twins, twin

References

  • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “эгис”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN, page 273

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Common Turkic *ẹk(k)iz, from Proto-Turkic *ẹk(k)iŕ (twin). Cognate with Kazakh егіз (egız), Karakalpak egiz, Kyrgyz эгиз (egiz), Crimean Tatar egiz, Karachay-Balkar эгиз (egiz), Kumyk эгиз (egiz), Tatar игез (igez), Azerbaijani əkiz, Turkish ikiz, Turkmen ekiz , Shor ийгис, Tuvan ийис (iyis), etc.

Noun

эгис • (egis)

  1. twin

Declension

Inflection of эгис
singular plural
absolute эгис (egis) эгистер (egister)
definite genitive эгистиҥ (egistiŋ) эгистердиҥ (egisterdiŋ)
dative эгиске (egiske) эгистерге (egisterge)
definite accusative эгисти (egisti) эгистерди (egisterdi)
locative эгисте (egiste) эгистерде (egisterde)
ablative эгистеҥ (egisteŋ) эгистердеҥ (egisterdeŋ)

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “эгис”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN