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===Noun===
===Noun===
'''nē''' n ''inanimate declension''
'''nē''' n ''inanimate declension''
#A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma.
#star (a luminous celestial body, made up of plasma)
#: ''Ē '''nē''''' – white '''star'''.
#: ''Ē '''nē''''' – white '''star'''.
#: ''Nēlkera zōn ukkura '''nēka''' paōne'' – Sometimes, when the sky is clear, you can see the '''stars'''.
#: ''Nēlkera zōn ukkura '''nēka''' paōne'' – Sometimes, when the sky is clear, you can see the '''stars'''.
#A symbol, a marker of divine names, which is always written before the name, but is not pronounced.
#a symbol, a marker of divine names, which is always written before the name, but is not pronounced.
#: ''entiri '''nē'''nne'' – the '''star''' of the gods.
#: ''entiri '''nē'''nne'' – the '''star''' of the gods.
#: ''phaccitnu '''nē''''' – four-pointed '''star'''.
#: ''phaccitnu '''nē''''' – four-pointed '''star'''.
===Declension===
===Declension===
{{ktm-noun-III|n|ē|iwe|}}
{{ktm-noun-III|n|ē|iwe|}}

Latest revision as of 16:40, 22 May 2021

Kirtumur

Etymology

From East Kyrdan *nȳ (“star”), from Early Proto-Kyrdan *niwə (“star”). Doublet of newa. Possibly related to Aiwanic nius “main sequence star”. Cognate with Kērsalur newa, Cirdamur ni, Old Sērsal nix, Old Ķyrdum niu.

Pronunciation

  • (Umunesal) IPA: [neː]
  • (Erepursal) IPA: [nøː]

Noun

n inanimate declension

  1. star (a luminous celestial body, made up of plasma)
    Ē – white star.
    Nēlkera zōn ukkura nēka paōne – Sometimes, when the sky is clear, you can see the stars.
  2. a symbol, a marker of divine names, which is always written before the name, but is not pronounced.
    entiri nne – the star of the gods.
    phaccitnu – four-pointed star.

Declension

Possession
Type II
singular dual plural
1st nēyu nēyau nēme
2nd nēšu nēšau nēšne
3rd nēnu nēnau nēnne


Derived terms

  • unēa – starry
  • Nēruŋ – the dawn star, Venus
  • Hōikannēka – the seven sibling stars, the Pleiades