Contionary:ňos

Knašta

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Korinthic *níos (man, person), from Proto-Indo-Korinthic root *ní- (to do with people). Compare Korstek ňa (man), ňes (woman), and ňos (person).

Pronunciation

(Knašta) IPA: /ɲos/

Noun

ňos

1. person

   Joj ǰin al ňos

   I am a person.

Inflection

When ňos is used with the suffixes -alí (any) or -réjetsí (none), it becomes pértsona (/pertsona/).

Examples: Pértsona-réjetsí-otré til-gróþ (Nobody else will go)

Prefix

ňos

1. used to form an agentive noun along with the suffix ský when the agent is a person.

   DŽin al ňostravek-ský

   I am a worker.