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For metaphorical possession or possession of abstract concepts, such as leadership, power, knowledge, etc., any of these three may be used, for different rhetorical purposes.  For example, using the locative implies an immediacy to the possession; that it is in hand, ready to be used.  Using the dative implies that the possession is not immediate, but rather something that can be drawn upon, perhaps too vast to 'carry' on one person.  This can be more humble or polite than the locative.  Using the locative implies that the trait is a fundamental, inalienable, and inherent part of the possessor, rather than something gained or worked for.
For metaphorical possession or possession of abstract concepts, such as leadership, power, knowledge, etc., any of these three may be used, for different rhetorical purposes.  For example, using the locative implies an immediacy to the possession; that it is in hand, ready to be used.  Using the dative implies that the possession is not immediate, but rather something that can be drawn upon, perhaps too vast to 'carry' on one person.  This can be more humble or polite than the locative.  Using the locative implies that the trait is a fundamental, inalienable, and inherent part of the possessor, rather than something gained or worked for.
===Kinship===
Aeranir kinship terms do not distinguish sex or gender, with the possible exception of the mother and father.  The basis of the Classical Aeranid 'family' was the House (''{{term|cōmus}}''), and a child automatically became a part of its mother's House, unless a some other arrangement was decided on in advance.  However, Aeranid Houses were not formed strictly on the basis of blood-relation.  Instead, they were usually founded between groups of friends and colleagues, and membership in a house could change throughout one's life at one's discretion.
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+caption | Kinship terms
|-
! rowspan="2" | English
! colspan="3" | Aeranir
|-
! maternal house
! paternal house
! external
|-
| older cousin/sibling
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|mēna}}''', mēnae''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|colperō}}''', colperōnis''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|abter}}''', abtēris''
|-
| cousin/sibling of similar age
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|colīna}}''', colīnae''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|colper}}''', colperis''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|menter}}''', mentēris''
|-
| younger cousin/sibling
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|īma}}''', īmae''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|corpella}}''', corpellae''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|tēter}}''', tētēris''
|-
| aunt/uncle
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|aehēs}}''', aehī''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|oper}}''', operī''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|aiōs}}''', aiōris''
|-
| mother
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|uma}}''', umae''
| colspan="2;" style="text-align: center;" | ''—''
|-
| father
| colspan="2;" style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|opa}}''', opae''
| style="text-align: center;" | ''—''
|-
| grandparent
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|apīhēs}}''', apīhī''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|apper}}''', apperī''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|apiōrīnus}}''', apiōrīnī''
|-
| child, offspring
| colspan="3;" style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|rael}}''', raelis''
|-
| niece/nephew
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|ūhōs}}''', ūhitis''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|uror}}''', urōris''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|rael}}''', raelis''
|-
| grandchild
| colspan="2;" style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|perril}}''', perrīlis''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''''{{term|rael}}''', raelis''
|}
Often times the father would already be a member of the mother's house, but this was not always the case.  Other adult members of the child's maternal House were referred to as its aunts and uncles, regardless of their blood relation.  Likewise, all elders in a House are 'grandparents' and all children 'cousins/siblings.'
In the case that the father is not a member of the mother's House, but still remains a part of their child's life, then there are paternal equivalents to the terms above to describe members of the father's House.  It should be notes that in cases where the father is not a part of the mother's house, which were very common, the mother and child may often have no relationship with their father, or simply no know who he was.  Thus, many Aerans lacked 'fathers' in the social sense.  In addition to the maternal and paternal Houses, there are terms for relations outside of the House, e.g. an older person you know but is not a part of your house may also be called 'uncle,' or a younger person near in age to you (at school) for example may be called 'little sibling/cousin.'


==Late Aeranir inovations==
==Late Aeranir inovations==
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