Contionary:kónang
Lifashian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks. Cognate with English honey.
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA: [ˈkoːnæŋ]
Noun
kónang m (1st declension, pl. kónangi)
- an alcoholic beverage
- Mey Dáré Lífasyám nyam nyámohírné háp tassyá fardadifenors kónangám gigyase.
- In Dár Lífasyám there's a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- Mey Dáré Lífasyám nyam nyámohírné háp tassyá fardadifenors kónangám gigyase.
- (dialectal or archaic) mead
- So sasé kónangom egiríya.
- The guest received mead.
- So sasé kónangom egiríya.
Inflection
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kónang | kónangi |
| Genitive | kónangé | kónangám |
| Dative | kónangí | kónanguwi |
| Accusative | kónangom | kónangás |
Usage notes
The word kónang and its adjective kónangsyás are used to refer to alcoholic beverages or alcohol in food; for alcohol in any other context the corresponding words are the noun alkol and the adjective alkolíyás.
Derived terms
- kónangsyás (alcoholic; adj. related to alcoholic beverages)
- kónang médíhtiyors (literary) ambrosia ("mead of immortality")