Contionary:dram
Elvarri
Etymology
From Proto-Luxelvic *dră-m, accusative of *dra "joint, hand, foot". Doublet of ahra "hand".
Pronunciation
Noun
dram anim (plural dramor)
- foot
- Uriglei tiure dramer, tokisvai!
- Wash your dirty feet, children!
- leg
- Anlit bo nemise dramer omus kavinu.
- I adore the long legs of that woman.
Declension
| Noun declensions of dram | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Accusative | Genitive | Dative | Locative | Instrumental | Perlative | Vocative | |
| Singular | dram | drami | dramos | dramta | dramsi | drames | dramas | dramto |
| Paucal | dramur | dramir | dramoro | dramtra | dramsia | dramsur | dramsra | dramtor |
| Plural | dramor | dramer | dramoros | dramtar | dramsa | dramsor | dramsrat | |
Usage notes
Dram is animate, though it is declensed as if it were inanimate. Adjectives are still inflected as animate, so the accusative of "long legs" would be nemise dramer, instead of *nemiser dramer.