மெட்ராஸ்
Tamil
Etymology
Borrowed from English Madras, from matarācapaṭṭiṉam, attested in Vijayanagara-era inscriptions, equivalent to மதராசு (matarācu) + பட்டினம் (paṭṭiṉam), considered to be a shortening of the phrase Portuguese Madre de Dios or Mãe de Deus, which translates to 'Mother of God,' referring to the St. Mary's Church due to Portuguese influence of the port city.
Alternative etymologies also include, Telugu ముఁదిరాజ్ (mun̆dirāj), from ముందిర్ (mundir) + రాజ్ (rāj). See Madras on Wikipedia for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛɖɾaːs/
Proper noun
மெட்ராஸ் • (meṭrās)
- Madras (the former state capital of Tamil Nadu, India, presently known as Chennai)
- Synonym: சென்னை (ceṉṉai)
Declension
| Declension of மெட்ராஸ் (meṭrās) (singular only) | ||
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| Nominative | மெட்ராஸ் meṭrās |
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| Vocative | மெட்ராஸே meṭrāsē |
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| Accusative | மெட்ராஸை meṭrāsai |
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| Dative | மெட்ராஸுக்கு meṭrāsukku |
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| Genitive | மெட்ராஸுடைய meṭrāsuṭaiya |
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| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | மெட்ராஸ் meṭrās |
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| Vocative | மெட்ராஸே meṭrāsē |
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| Accusative | மெட்ராஸை meṭrāsai |
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| Dative | மெட்ராஸுக்கு meṭrāsukku |
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| Benefactive | மெட்ராஸுக்காக meṭrāsukkāka |
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| Genitive 1 | மெட்ராஸுடைய meṭrāsuṭaiya |
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| Genitive 2 | மெட்ராஸின் meṭrāsiṉ |
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| Locative 1 | மெட்ராஸில் meṭrāsil |
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| Locative 2 | மெட்ராஸிடம் meṭrāsiṭam |
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| Sociative 1 | மெட்ராஸோடு meṭrāsōṭu |
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| Sociative 2 | மெட்ராஸுடன் meṭrāsuṭaṉ |
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| Instrumental | மெட்ராஸால் meṭrāsāl |
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| Ablative | மெட்ராஸிலிருந்து meṭrāsiliruntu |
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