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 tšo.

   "Today I'm talking to my family members about it."

Inflection

• lu

  "speech"

• la

  "spoken" (adj.)

• le

  "according to" (pre.)

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.) -- ëňglu = "English language" (n.)

Derived terms

1. puňklir

   to discuss

2. ënderlu

   conversation

3. lëmožir

   to be able to speak

4. lëe̋onbu

   accent

5. lëfruda

   fluent

Related words

1. lesir

   to hear

2. eskrivir

   to write