Contionary:su

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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
    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

Related terms

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.

Usage Notes

Synonyms

Derived Terms

Related Terms

Translations

Reneissan

Alternative forms

Etymology

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 1

Inherited.

Pronunciation

⫽x̟ʊ˥⫽

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 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 * vùh* hùv* ràj** vùj** jvùj** mv̀* yìr* vuhù* sr̀** yr̀** yvù**
>2 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⫽

Particle

su

  1. uncertain inferred evidential particle
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