matanapär

Volapük

Etymology

matana (“spouse (genitive case)”) +‎ pär (“pair, couple”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ma.ta.na.ˈpɛɾ]

Noun

matanapär (nominative plural matanapärs)

married couple (husband and wife)

Declension

declension of matanapär

	singular	plural
nominative	matanapär	matanapärs
genitive	matanapära	matanapäras
dative	matanapäre	matanapäres
accusative	matanapäri	matanapäris
vocative ¹	o matanapär!	o matanapärs!
predicative ²	matanapäru	matanapärus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms

matans

Hypernyms

himatan (“husband”)
jimatan (“wife”)

Related terms

matan (“spouse”)
matanik (“spousal”)
pär (“pair, couple”)

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