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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
'''nē''' n ''inanimate declension'' | '''nē''' n ''inanimate declension'' | ||
# | #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. | ||
#: ''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
Noun
nē n inanimate declension
- star (a luminous celestial body, made up of plasma)
- Ē nē – white star.
- 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.
- entiri nēnne – the star of the gods.
- phaccitnu nē – four-pointed star.
Declension
| Inanimate declension (vocalic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Absolutive | nē | nēwa | nēka |
| Oblique | niwex | nēwax | niwekax |
| Locative | niwenei | nēwanei | niwekanei |
| 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