वीध्र
Sanskrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
From वि- (vi-) + *इ॒ध्र (*idhrá).[1] Cognate with Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “sky”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋiːdʱ.ɾɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋiːd̪ʱ.ɾɐ/
Noun
वी॒ध्र • (vīdhrá) stem, n (root वीन्ध्) [2][3]
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वी॒ध्रम् (vīdhrám) | वी॒ध्रे (vīdhré) | वी॒ध्राणि॑ (vīdhrā́ṇi) वी॒ध्रा¹ (vīdhrā́¹) |
| accusative | वी॒ध्रम् (vīdhrám) | वी॒ध्रे (vīdhré) | वी॒ध्राणि॑ (vīdhrā́ṇi) वी॒ध्रा¹ (vīdhrā́¹) |
| instrumental | वी॒ध्रेण॑ (vīdhréṇa) | वी॒ध्राभ्या॑म् (vīdhrā́bhyām) | वी॒ध्रैः (vīdhráiḥ) वी॒ध्रेभिः॑¹ (vīdhrébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वी॒ध्राय॑ (vīdhrā́ya) | वी॒ध्राभ्या॑म् (vīdhrā́bhyām) | वी॒ध्रेभ्यः॑ (vīdhrébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वी॒ध्रात् (vīdhrā́t) | वी॒ध्राभ्या॑म् (vīdhrā́bhyām) | वी॒ध्रेभ्यः॑ (vīdhrébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वी॒ध्रस्य॑ (vīdhrásya) | वी॒ध्रयोः॑ (vīdhráyoḥ) | वी॒ध्राणा॑म् (vīdhrā́ṇām) |
| locative | वी॒ध्रे (vīdhré) | वी॒ध्रयोः॑ (vīdhráyoḥ) | वी॒ध्रेषु॑ (vīdhréṣu) |
| vocative | वीध्र॑ (vī́dhra) | वीध्रे॑ (vī́dhre) | वीध्रा॑णि (vī́dhrāṇi) वीध्रा॑¹ (vī́dhrā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “vīdhrá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 568
- ^ Monier Williams (1899), “वीध्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1005.
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vīdhrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 697