स्फ्य

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- (dorsal fin). Cognate with Latin pinna (feather, wing), Tocharian A spin (hook), Dutch vin, German Finne, English fin.

Pronunciation

Noun

स्फ्य (sphyá) n

  1. an implement used in sacrifices described as a flat piece of wood
  2. an oar
  3. the spar or boom of a ship

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of स्फ्य
Nom. sg. स्फ्यम् (sphyam)
Gen. sg. स्फ्यस्य (sphyasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्फ्यम् (sphyam) स्फ्ये (sphye) स्फ्यानि (sphyāni)
Vocative स्फ्य (sphya) स्फ्ये (sphye) स्फ्यानि (sphyāni)
Accusative स्फ्यम् (sphyam) स्फ्ये (sphye) स्फ्यानि (sphyāni)
Instrumental स्फ्येन (sphyena) स्फ्याभ्याम् (sphyābhyām) स्फ्यैः (sphyaiḥ)
Dative स्फ्याय (sphyāya) स्फ्याभ्याम् (sphyābhyām) स्फ्येभ्यः (sphyebhyaḥ)
Ablative स्फ्यात् (sphyāt) स्फ्याभ्याम् (sphyābhyām) स्फ्येभ्यः (sphyebhyaḥ)
Genitive स्फ्यस्य (sphyasya) स्फ्ययोः (sphyayoḥ) स्फ्यानाम् (sphyānām)
Locative स्फ्ये (sphye) स्फ्ययोः (sphyayoḥ) स्फ्येषु (sphyeṣu)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1271
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