hnjoft

Laefevian

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Etymology

From hnjovad (“to drip”) + -þ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲ̊oft/
• Rhyme: -oft
• Hyphenation: hnjoft

Noun

hnjoft (nominative dual hnjoftund, nominative plural hnjoftir)

1. eaves (i.e. the lowermost part of a roof where water drains)

   Synonym: erþelt

Declension

Primary case declension of hnjoft (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	hnjoft	hnjoftund	hnjoftir
accusative	hnjofte	hnjoftundi	hnjofti
genitive	hnjoftau	hnjoftundas	hnjoftas, hnjoftiras†
dative	hnjoftun	hnjoftundon	hnjoftirons, hnjoftonc
locative	hnjoftul	hnjoftundos	hnjoftiross, hnjoftosc
instrumental	hnjoftô	hnjoftundêt	hnjoftirêts, hnjoftêtc
Note: † archaic, s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of hnjoft (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	hnjoftere	hnjoftundire	hnjoftire
illative	hnjoftele	hnjoftundile	hnjoftile
benefactive	hnjoftear	hnjoftundiar	hnjoftiar
prolative	hnjoftekwe	hnjoftundikwe	hnjoftikwe
causal-final	hnjoftedis	hnjoftundirris	hnjoftirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	hnjoftôka	hnjoftundirka	hnjoftirka
elative	hnjoftôtan	hnjoftundirtan	hnjoftirtan
ablative	hnjoftaôn	hnjoftundiruôn	hnjoftiruôn
essive	hnjoftôjøn	hnjoftundirjøn	hnjoftirjøn
abessive	hnjoftôze	hnjoftundirse	hnjoftirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	hnjoftumas	hnjoftundirmas	hnjoftirmas
lative	hnjoftunši	hnjoftundirši	hnjoftirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	hnjoftuneres, hnjoftunerc	hnjoftundirorres, hnjoftundorrec	hnjoftirorres, hnjoftorrec
inessive	hnjoftulle	hnjoftundirolles, hnjoftundollec	hnjoftirolles, hnjoftollec
exessive	hnjoftunun	hnjoftundirsun	hnjoftirsun
perlative	hnjoftuffêl	hnjoftundirfêl	hnjoftirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	hnjoftôske	hnjoftundirêskes, hnjoftundêskec	hnjoftirêskes, hnjoftêskec
comitative	hnjoftôsôds, hnjoftôdc	hnjoftundirtôds, hnjoftundôdc	hnjoftirtôd
Note: s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Derived terms

• hnjoftwirs (“rainwater”)
• lônhnjoftêlj (“gutter”)