Contionary:hælinaika

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Chlouvānem

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [ɦɛɴ̆inäɪ̯kä]
(Līlasuṃghāṇi) IPA: [ɦɛɴ̆inæɪ̯kɐ]

Numeral

hælinaika (ordinal numeral, 1h declension; lemma form dani)

  1. second; ordinal form of dani
    kaminæne lūṣya hælinaika, jālejildiriṣya tati vvlirute ni.
    Lūṣya is second right now, but I think she'll win.

Inflection

Usage notes

Like all cardinal numbers, it is inflected only when used predicatively, cf. hælinaika leli vi "it belongs to the second person" vs. hælinaiki vi "it belongs to the second one".

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

hælinaika (1h declension)

  1. second grade of Basic Schools (i.e. elementary schools) in the Chlouvānem Inquisition
    lilyā maiha hælinaike vi.
    My daughter is in the second grade [of basic school].
  2. a class of pupils in the second grade of Basic Schools

Inflection