Inherited fromProto-Nakh*ge. Cognates includeBatsგე(ge) andIngushги(gi).
This noun needs aninflection-table template.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ге̄(gee) | геш(geš) |
| genitive | ге̄н(geen) | гейн(gejn) |
| dative | ге̄на(geena) | гешна(gešna) |
| ergative | ге̄но̄(geenoo) | ге̄ша(geeša) |
| allative | ге̄не̄(geenee) | гешка(geška) |
| instrumental | ге̄ца(geeca) | гешца(gešca) |
| lative | ге̄х(geex) | гейх(gejx) |
| comparative | ге̄л(geel) | гейл(gejl) |
| < 1st | 2nd | 3rd > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal :дю̄р(ʒūr) Ordinal :ге̄(gē) | ||
FromProto-Tungusic*gia, compareManchuᡤᡡᠸᠠ(gūwa),Nanaiгой(goj).
ге̄• (gē)
ге• (he) n inan (indeclinable)