nivav

Laefevian

Etymology

From niv (“dog”) + -av.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nivav/ [ˈnivau̯]
• Rhyme: -ivav
• Hyphenation: ni·vav

Noun

nivav (nominative dual nivavund, nominative plural nivavir)

1. a non-specific group of dogs, a pack of dogs
2. (taxonomy) Canis

Declension

Primary case declension of nivav (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	nivav	nivavund	nivavir
accusative	nivave	nivavundi	nivavi
genitive	nivavau	nivavundas	nivavas, nivaviras†
dative	nivavun	nivavundon	nivavirons, nivavonc
locative	nivavul	nivavundos	nivaviross, nivavosc
instrumental	nivavô	nivavundêt	nivavirêts, nivavêtc
Note: † archaic, s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of nivav (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	nivavere	nivavundire	nivavire
illative	nivavele	nivavundile	nivavile
benefactive	nivavear	nivavundiar	nivaviar
prolative	nivavekwe	nivavundikwe	nivavikwe
causal-final	nivavedis	nivavundirris	nivavirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	nivavôka	nivavundirka	nivavirka
elative	nivavôtan	nivavundirtan	nivavirtan
ablative	nivavaôn	nivavundiruôn	nivaviruôn
essive	nivavôjøn	nivavundirjøn	nivavirjøn
abessive	nivavôze	nivavundirse	nivavirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	nivavumas	nivavundirmas	nivavirmas
lative	nivavunši	nivavundirši	nivavirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	nivavuneres, nivavunerc	nivavundirorres, nivavundorrec	nivavirorres, nivavorrec
inessive	nivavulle	nivavundirolles, nivavundollec	nivavirolles, nivavollec
exessive	nivavunun	nivavundirsun	nivavirsun
perlative	nivavuffêl	nivavundirfêl	nivavirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	nivavôske	nivavundirêskes, nivavundêskec	nivavirêskes, nivavêskec
comitative	nivavôsôds, nivavôdc	nivavundirtôds, nivavundôdc	nivavirtôd
Note: s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Possessive forms of nivav
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	onnivav	þennivav	annivav
2nd person	innivav	filnivav	sônnivav
3rd person	jannivav	lunnivav	lannivav
reflexive	ynnivav