Mongolian
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤ (dabusu), from Middle Mongol ᠳᠠᠪᠤᠰᠤᠨ (dabusun), from Proto-Mongolic *dabusun, probably borrowed from an early Turkic language, compare Buryat дабһан (dabhan), Kalmyk давсн (davsn), Dongxiang dansun; Manchu ᡩᠠᠪᠰᡠᠨ (dabsun); Chuvash тӑвар (tăvar).
Pronunciation
Noun
давс • (davs); (hidden-n declension)
- salt
Declension
Declension of давс (sg-only а-harmonic hidden-n)
| attributive
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давсан
davsan
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singular / indefinite
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| nominative
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давс
davs
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| genitive
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давсны
davsny
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| accusative
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давсыг
davsyg
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| dative-locative
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давсанд
davsand
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| ablative
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давснаас
davsnaas
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| instrumental
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давсаар
davsaar
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| comitative
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давстай
davstaj
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| privative
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давсгүй
davsgüj
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| directive
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давс руу
davs ruu
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Reflexive possessive forms
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singular / indefinite
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| nominative
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давсаа
davsaa
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| genitive
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давсныхаа
davsnyxaa
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| accusative
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давсыгаа
davsygaa
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| dative-locative
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давсандаа
davsandaa
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| ablative
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давснаасаа
davsnaasaa
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| instrumental
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давсаараа
davsaaraa
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| comitative
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давстайгаа
davstajgaa
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| privative
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давсгүйгээ
davsgüjgee
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| directive
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давс руугаа
davs ruugaa
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independent
genitive
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singular / indefinite
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singular
possession
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давсных
davsnyx
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collective
possession
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давсныхан
davsnyxan
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Derived terms
- давслах (davslax, “to salt”)
References