Contionary:thiŋe
Kirtumur
Alternative forms
- theŋe (Erepursal)
Etymology
From Proto-Kyrdan *tiŋqe (“heart”), from *tiŋ (“middle, core”). Possibly related to Late Proto-Klesuic *ktīnk “inside”. Cognate with Kērsalur theŋe, Cirdamur tiˀeŋ, Old Sērsal tiŋˀa.
Pronunciation
(Umunesal) IPA: [ˈtʰi.ŋɛ] (Erepursal) IPA: [tʰɛ.ˈŋɛ]
Noun
thiŋe n inanimate declension
- heart (a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body).
- thiŋe haletemax – the heart is an organ.
- the centre, essence, or core.
- thiŋenu Enlepam – Earth's core.
- (obsolete) spirit, life force.
- ninamut thiŋenuax – he/she has a strong spirit.
- an atomic nucleus.
- nauktata mutartir thiŋe mueŋeyerakex – atoms consist of a nucleus and electrons.
Declension
| Inanimate declension (vocalic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Absolutive | thiŋe | thiŋewa | thiŋeka |
| Oblique | thiŋēx | thiŋewax | thiŋēkax |
| Locative | thiŋēnei | thiŋewanei | thiŋēkanei |
| Possession | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type II | ||||||
| singular | dual | plural | ||||
| 1st | thiŋeyu | thiŋeyau | thiŋeme | |||
| 2nd | thiŋešu | thiŋešau | thiŋešne | |||
| 3rd | thiŋenu | thiŋenau | thiŋenne | |||
Derived terms
- theŋein – sincerity, honesty
- muthiŋu – reality
- namteŋ – presence