Contionary:stain

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Meskangela

Alternative form

  • stájan (Eastern Meskangela)

Etymology

From Proto-Meskangela *tai-/*taHi (“big”) with the causative prefix *s-. Eastern Meskangela derives this word from an extended root instead.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [staɪn]
  • (Eastern): IPA: [sta˥.jan˧]

Verb

stain v transitive

  1. to increase, to make something larger in quantity
    aguŋ-tau statekyi – he increased its value.
  2. to add more
    staja charadd more salt.

Conjugation

Conjugation of staian
Non-finite forms
Infinitive affirmative negative
stain mastain
Participle Adjectival Adverbial
affirmative negative affirmative negative
staid mastaid staisē mastaisē
Affirmative
Non-preterit
person marker 1incl.→2 1excl.→2 1incl.→3 1excl.→3 2→3 3→4
singular stainya staiŋa staina staikyi
dual stainyas stainyasya staiŋas staiŋasya stainasya staikyes
plural stainyi stainye staiŋi staiŋe stainani staiwi
person marker 2→1incl. 2→1excl. 3→1incl. 3→1excl. 3→2 4→3
singular stainyan staiŋakyi stainakyi staikkyi
dual stainyaseŋ stainyasyan staiŋaskyi staiŋasyakyi stainasyakyi staikkyes
plural stainyeŋi stainyeŋe staiŋkyi staiŋkye staikyini staiwikyi
Preterit
person marker 1incl.→2 1excl.→2 1incl.→3 1excl.→3 2→3 3→4
singular staitekta staitetaŋ staitenta staitekyi
dual staitektis staitektisya staitetaŋis staitetaŋisya staitentisya staitekyes
plural staitekti staitekte staitetaŋi staitetaŋe staitentani staiteki
person marker 2→1incl. 2→1excl. 3→1incl. 3→1excl. 3→2 4→3
singular staitektan staitetaŋkyi staitentakyi staitekkyi
dual staitektaseŋ staitektasyan staitetaŋiskyi staitetaŋisyakyi staitentisyakyi staitekkyes
plural staitekteŋi staitekteŋe staitetaŋkyi staitetaŋkye staitekyini staitekwi
Negative
Non-preterit
person marker 1incl.→2 1excl.→2 1incl.→3 1excl.→3 2→3 3→4
singular mastainya mastaiŋa mastaina mastaikyi
dual mastainyas mastainyasya mastaiŋas mastaiŋasya mastainasya mastaikyes
plural mastainyi mastainye mastaiŋi mastaiŋe mastainani mastaiwi
person marker 2→1incl. 2→1excl. 3→1incl. 3→1excl. 3→2 4→3
singular mastainyan mastaiŋakyi mastainakyi mastaikkyi
dual mastainyaseŋ mastainyasyan mastaiŋaskyi mastaiŋasyakyi mastainasyakyi mastaikkyes
plural mastainyeŋi mastainyeŋe mastaiŋkyi mastaiŋkye mastaikyini mastaiwikyi
Preterit
person marker 1incl.→2 1excl.→2 1incl.→3 1excl.→3 2→3 3→4
singular mastaitekta mastaitetaŋ mastaitenta mastaitekyi
dual mastaitektis mastaitektisya mastaitetaŋis mastaitetaŋisya mastaitentisya mastaitekyes
plural mastaitekti mastaitekte mastaitetaŋi mastaitetaŋe mastaitentani mastaiteki
person marker 2→1incl. 2→1excl. 3→1incl. 3→1excl. 3→2 4→3
singular mastaitektan mastaitetaŋkyi mastaitentakyi mastaitekkyi
dual mastaitektaseŋ mastaitektasyan mastaitetaŋiskyi mastaitetaŋisyakyi mastaitentisyakyi mastaitekkyes
plural mastaitekteŋi mastaitekteŋe mastaitetaŋkyi mastaitetaŋkye mastaitekyini mastaitekwi