Contionary:lir

Indeyivroplu

Etymology

Loaned from Modern Greek λέω (léo, "say")

Pronunciation

(Indeyivroplu) IPA: [liɾ]

Verb

lir (Cyrillic лир)

1. to say, speak, tell, talk

   etdeni lar kone ma familsëju puňke ma šoglu.

   "Today I'm talking with my family members about my job."

Inflection

1. lu

   "speech"

2. la

   "heard" (adj.)

Usage notes

Append this to the word stem of a demonym or a people group to form the name of their language.

e.g. ëňga = "English" (adj.) (relational) -- ëňglu = "English language" (n.)

Derived terms

1. lëizu

   dialect

2. lëe̋onbu

   accent

3. lëmožir

   to be able to speak

4. lëfruda

   fluent

5. lëberir

   to quote

Related words

1. lesir

   to see

2. trogir

   to touch

3. homir

   to taste

4. hotir

   to smell