Contionary:su

Lifashian

Etymology

A nominalized usage of Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- "good", as in the Lifashian prefix suˤ- "good" and the adjective suˤás "good".

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [suˤ]

Noun

su f, rarely m (undeclinable)

1. kindness, goodness

   Sá su tarpen nósso esti.

   Kindness is what we need.

Usage notes

This noun is only ever used in the nominative singular; all other forms are expressed using the synonym sutá instead.

It is most commonly used as feminine, likely due to the -tá suffix in the synonym. Masculine concord is sometimes found in older poetry, as well as in Central Inland dialects (areas of Bádwer, Leninsyahr, Gelehafnené, Kalénisaray).

Inflection

Declension of su (noun; masculine or feminine)
	Singular
Nominative	su
Genitive	—
Dative	—
Accusative	—

Synonyms

• sutá

Related terms

• sutá (kindness, goodness)
• suás (good)

Nanyse

Alternative Forms

ѣλ (Dumun script)

Etymology

From the Archaic Chinese word ssuʔ, meaning brown.

Pronunciation

• (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /sʉ/
• (Kote Dialect) IPA: /sɵ/
• (Jara Dialect) IPA: /sʉ/
• (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /su/

Noun

su i (plural: suz; suza; susu)

1. The color brown.

Reneissan

Pronunciation

(Reneissan) IPA: /su/

Preposition

su

1. below, under

Derived terms

When followed by a definite article, à is combined with the article to give the following combined forms:

a + article	combined form
su + il	sol
su + i	soi
su + la	solla
su + lai	solllai
su + l'	soll'
su + lais	sollais