Contionary:open

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk open, from Old Skundavisk opana, from Halmisk ᛟᛈᚨᚾᚨ (opana), ᛟᛈᚨᚾᚨᛉ (opanaŕ), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔpən/

Adjective

open (comparative meer open, superlative meest open)

1. open

   The dur was wijd open.

   The door was wide open.

Inflection

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hi is open	si is open	hit is open	si sind open
strong declension	common	open	opene	open	opene
	genitive	openes	opener	openes	opener
weak declension	common	opene	opene	opene	openen
	genitive	openen	openen	openen	openen

Toki Pona

Etymology

English: open. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.

Pronunciation

(Toki Pona) IPA: /ˈo.pen/

Content Word

open

1. open, begin, start, turn on
2. begin to, start to, initiate
3. access, beginning, entry, introduction
4. starter, beginning, initial

Notes

open describes activation. If I activate a light switch, that can be open. If I open a door, that can be open as well. open often describes something's function being activated, but it can also describe a beginning of an event, like the start of a concert or the start of a year. Perhaps childhood could be open. The through line here is cause and effect. the act of open is always a cause, but open can also be the event around that activation. This activation usually isn't a type of creation and serves to exist within the function of the activated thing.