putko

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Meaning:	“to divide, separate, distinguish”
Word class:	adjective
Language:	TA
Lexeme variants:	putko
Number:	singular
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Case:	nominative
Gender:	masculine
Inflection class:
Nom. sg. (masc.):	-Ø
Obl. sg. (masc.):	-nt
Nom. pl. (masc.):	-ṣ

Paradigm

	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f	du.m	du.f
nom	putko
voc
acc
gen
loc
comit
inst
abl
perl
all
caus

Lexeme family

• putkā-
  • putkā- “to divide, separate, distinguish” gv
    • potäk “tax, tribute” “hand, paw” m
      • potäk(2) “in extension, at length”
    • putkā- “to divide, separate, distinguish” gv.prs7

      	sg.act	pl.mid
      3	putäṅkāṣ	pūtäṅkāntär

      • pūtäṅkātsi “to divide, separate, distinguish” inf.n.prs7

        	sg
        nom	pūtäṅkātsi
        acc	pūtäṅkātsi

    • putkā- “to divide, separate, distinguish” gv.subj5

      	sg.act
      1	potkam

      • putkālune “separation” abstr.n.subj5

        	sg
        nom	putkālune
        acc	putkālune

    • putkā- “to divide, separate, distinguish” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	pl.act
      3	putäk	potkar

      • putko “to divide, separate, distinguish” part.pret1

        	sg.m
        nom	putko

        • putkor “to divide, separate, distinguish” abstr.n.pret1

          	sg
          perl	putkorā

Occurrences

putko

1	A 446 a3	a3 /// mn· :	putko	āśai putko el n-äṃ
2	A 446 a3	mn· : putko āśai	putko	el n-äṃ • tämyo