balsetelul

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Volapük[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bals (“ten, now deg”) +‎ e (“and”) +‎ tel (“two”) +‎ -ul (“(morpheme for) month (< mul)”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

balsetelul (nominative plural balseteluls)

  1. (obsolete) December (the twelfth (12th) month of the year)

Usage notes[edit]

  • This older term has been replaced by dekul (“December”).

Declension[edit]

declension of balsetelul
singular plural
nominative balsetelul balseteluls
genitive balsetelula balsetelulas
dative balsetelule balsetelules
accusative balseteluli balsetelulis
vocative 1 o balsetelul! o balseteluls!
predicative 2 balsetelulu balsetelulus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms[edit]

  • batul (obsolete) (contraction of balsetelul)
  • degtelul (cf. parallel contractions: deg(telul) > degtul; balse(telul) > batul)
  • dekul
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