Contionary:lila

Chlouvānem

Etymology

From the root lil- "to live".

Pronunciation

(Standard Chlouvānem) IPA: [ɴ̆iɴ̆a]

Noun

lila (ablaut declension)

1. person

   sāmi lili no lelyē jalim.

   You and me are people.

2. living being

   babhrāṃrye sasprāsirāhe lelyē mæn dildhā emibe vi.

   The dildhā (giant lizard/land dragon) is one of the largest living beings on land.

Inflection

Ablaut declension
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Direct	lila	lilāt	lelyē
Vocative
Accusative	lilu	lilāṣa	lelyu
Ergative	lilei	lilāra	lelyei
Genitive	leli	lileva	laili
Translative	lilan	lilarį	lelyan
Exessive	lilat	lilabhan	lelyat
Essive	liląs	lilanne	lailąs
Dative	lilom	lilarį	lelyom
Ablative	lilų	lilabhan	lelyų
Locative	lile	lilanne	laile
Instrumental	lilap	lilabhan	lelyap

Usage notes

It is extensively used as the second part of compounds, meaning "person that does X", much like -er in English.

Laceyiam

Etymology

From the root lil- "to live".

Pronunciation

(Laceyiam) IPA: /ˈɴ̆ʲiɴ̆a/

Noun

lila

1. person

   laha lili ta leliė jńām.

   You and me are people.

2. living being

   nyða jūdhęe māḍei leliė cā dāhiða lass jar.

   The dāhiða (giant lizard/land dragon) is one of the largest living beings on land.

Usage notes

It is extensively used as the second part of compounds, meaning "person that does X", much like -er in English.