os

Laefevian

Etymology

From two different roots: the nominative singular form is from Proto-Laenkean *pɯws-, while all other forms are from *bʱeh-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /os/
• Rhyme: -os ⁽³⁾

Pronoun

1. I, me (first person singular pronoun)

Usage notes

The form os is the full and standard form of the pronoun. The short or unstressed form o is used in contexts where the pronoun is not in some kind of contrastive opposition with another subject and/or the following word begins in a consonant (especially if it is a consonant cluster).

Declension

Primary case declension of os (see Laefevian declension)
	singular		dual			plural
			inclusive		exclusive	inclusive		exclusive
	stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed		stressed	unstressed
nominative	os	o	þej		þid	njan		njund
accusative	vide	vi	þiri	þi	þidi	angwi	ñwi	njundi
genitive	vida	va	þiras	þas	þidas	angwas	ñwas	njundas
dative	vynyn	vyn	þiron	þon	þidon	angwon	ñwon	njundon
locative	vynyl	vyl	þiros		þidos	angwos	ñwos	njundos
instrumental	vivô		þirêt		þidêt	angwêt	ñwêt	njundêt

Secondary case declension of os (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual		plural
		inclusive	exclusive	inclusive	exclusive
sublative	videre	þêrire	þêdire	angwire	njundire
illative	videle	þêrile	þêdile	angwile	njundile
benefactive	videar	þêriar	þêdiar	angwiar	njundiar
prolative	videkwe	þêrikwe	þêdikwe	angwikwe	njundikwe
causal-final	videdis	þêrirdis	þêdirdis	angwirdis	njundirdis
genitive-based cases	singular	dual		plural
delative	vidôka	þêrirka	þêdirka	angwirka	njundirka
elative	vidôtan	þêrirtan	þêdirtan	angwirtan	njundirtan
egressive	vidaôn	þêriruôn	þêdiruôn	angwiruôn	njundiruôn
essive	vidôjøn	þêrirjøn	þêdirjøn	angwirjøn	njundirjøn
abessive	vidôze	þêrirse	þêdirse	angwirse	njundirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual		plural
terminative	vynymas, vynmas	þêrirmas	þêdirmas	angwirmas	njundirmas
lative	vynynši, vynši	þêrirši	þêdirši	angwirši	njundirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual		plural
superessive	vynyner, vynner	þêrorre	þêdorre	angworre	njundorre
inessive	vynylle	þêrolle	þêdolle	angwolle	njundolle
exessive	vynynyn, vynnyn	þêrirsun	þêdirsun	angwirsun	njundirsun
perlative	vynyffêl	þêrirfêl	þêdirfêl	angwirfêl	njundirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual		plural
translative	vivôske	þêrêske	þêdêske	angwêske	njundêske
comitative	vivôsôd, vivôd	þêrirtôd	þêdirtôd	angwirtôd	njundirtôd

Translations

first person singular pronoun

Radestrian: ú Riyan: ú

See also

Laefevian personal pronouns
number		first person		second person		third person
		stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed	animate	inanimate
singular		os	o	se	e	jo	al
dual	inclusive	þej		fil		land	lund
	exclusive	þid
plural	inclusive	njan		hwa		lar	aler
	exclusive	njund