Contionary:su

Lifashian

Etymology

A nominalized usage of Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- "good", as in the Lifashian prefix suˤ- "good" and the adjective suˤás "good".

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [suˤ]

(Helenopolitan) IPA: [sɤ̝ˤ]

Noun

su f, rarely m (undeclinable, defective)

1. kindness, goodness

   Sá su tarpen nósso esti.

   Kindness is what we need.

Usage notes

This noun is only ever used in the nominative singular; all other forms are expressed using the synonym sutá instead.

It is most commonly used as feminine, likely due to the -tá suffix in the synonym. Masculine concord is sometimes found in older poetry, as well as in Central Inland dialects (areas of Bádwer, Leninsyahr, Gelehafnené, Kalénisaray).

Inflection

Declension of su (noun; masculine or feminine)
	Singular
Nominative	su
Genitive	—
Dative	—
Accusative	—

Synonyms

• sutá

Related terms

• sutá (kindness, goodness)
• suás (good)

Nanyse

Alternative Forms

ѣλ (Dumun script)

Etymology

From the Archaic Chinese word ssuʔ, meaning brown.

Pronunciation

• (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /sʉ/
• (Kote Dialect) IPA: /sɵ/
• (Jara Dialect) IPA: /sʉ/
• (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /su/

Noun

su i (plural: suz; suza; susu)

1. The color brown.

Reneissan

Pronunciation

(Reneissan) IPA: /su/

Preposition

su

1. below, under

Derived terms

When followed by a definite article, à is combined with the article to give the following combined forms:

a + article	combined form
su + il	sol
su + i	soi
su + la	solla
su + lai	solllai
su + l'	soll'
su + lais	sollais

Knrawi

Etymology

Inherited.

Pronunciation

⫽x̟ʊ˥⫽

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [x̟ʊ˥]
  
• (Royal) IPA^(key): [xʊ˥]
  
• (Urban Anajrn) IPA^(key): [s̠ʊ˥]
  
• (Ufhewat) IPA^(key): [xʲu˥]
  
• (Zjiiama) IPA^(key): [ʃu˥]

Verb

su

1. to be

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Copulae

				FIN								INF/REL
				PFV				IPFV				PFV				IPFV
				IND	SUBJ	IMP	JUS	IND	SUBJ	IMP	JUS	IND	SUBJ	IMP	JUS	IND	SUBJ	IMP	JUS
ACT		1/3	>1/3	su	suh		hus	sû	sûh		hûs	isu	isuh		ihus	îsu	îsuh		îhus
			>2	saj	suj		sjuj	sâj	sûj		sjûj	isaj	isuj		isjuj	îsaj	îsuj		îsjuj
		2	>1/3	ms	yis	suhú		m̂s	yîs	suhû		ims	iis	isúhu		îms	îis	isûhu
			>2	srs	ys	ysú		sr̂s	ŷs	ysû		isrs	is	isu		îsrs	îs	îsu
PASS		1/3	>1/3	vù*	vùh*		hùv*	ràj**	vùj**		jvùj**	mv̀*	yìr*		vuhù*	sr̀**	yr̀**		yvù**
			>2	vû	vûh		hûv	râj**	vûj**		jvûj**	mv̂	yîr		vuhû	sr̂**	yr̂**		yvû**
		2	>1/3	rìu*	rìuh*	hùvi*		rìaj**	rìuj**	jrìuj**		mvì*	yìri*	riùhu*		srì**	yrì**	yrìu**
			>2	rîu	rîuh	hîuv		rîaj**	rîuj**	jrîuj**		mvî	yirî	riûhu		srî**	yrî**	yrîu**
ITER/DUR	ACT	1/3	>1/3	suq	suqh		husq	saqj	suqj		sjuqj	msq	yisq		suhúq	srsq	ysq		ysúq
			>2	sûq	sûqh		hûsq	sâqj	sûqj		sjûqj	m̂sq	yîsq		suhûq	sr̂sq	ŷsq		ysûq
		2	>1/3	isuq	isuqh	ihusq		isaqj	isuqj	isjuqj		imsq	iisq	isúhuq		isrsq	isq	isuq
			>2	îsuq	îsuqh	îhusq		îsaqj	îsuqj	îsjuqj		îmsq	îisq	îsûhuq		îsrsq	îsq	îsuq
	PASS	1/3	>1/3	vùq*	vùqh*		hùvq*	ràqj**	vùqj**		jvùqj**	mv̀q*	yìvq*		vuhùq*	sv̀q**	yv̀q**		yvùq**
			>2	vûq	vûqh		hûvq	râqj**	vûqj**		jvûqj**	mv̂q	yîvq		vuhûq	sv̂q**	yv̂q**		yvûq**
		2	>1/3	rìuq*	rìuqh*	huvìq*		rìaqj**	rìuqj**	jrìuqj**		mvìq*	yìriq*	riùhuq*		srìq**	yrìq**	yrìuq**
			>2	rîuq	rîuqh	huvîq		rîaqj**	rîuqj**	jrîuqj**		mvîq	yîriq	riûhuq		srîq**	yrîq**	yrîuq**
*high tone in some regions
**low falling tone in some regions

Etymology 2

Inherited.

Pronunciation

⫽x̟ʊ⫽

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [x̟ʊ]
  
• (Royal) IPA^(key): [xʊ]
  
• (Urban Anajrn) IPA^(key): [s̠ʊ]
  
• (Ufhewat) IPA^(key): [xʲu]
  
• (Zjiiama) IPA^(key): [ʃu]

Particle

su

1. uncertain inferred evidential particle

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