nivav

Laefevian

Etymology

From niv (“dog”) + -av.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

1. a non-specific group of dogs, a pack of dogs

Declension

Primary case declension of nivav (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	nivav	nivavond	nivavir
accusative	nivave	nivavondi	nivavi
genitive	nivavau	nivavondas	nivavas, nivaviras†
dative	nivavon	nivavondon	nivavirons, nivavonc
locative	nivavol	nivavondos	nivaviross, nivavosc
instrumental	nivavô	nivavondêt	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	nivavondire	nivavire
illative	nivavele	nivavondile	nivavile
benefactive	nivavear	nivavondiar	nivaviar
prolative	nivavekwe	nivavondikwe	nivavikwe
causal-final	nivavedis	nivavondirris	nivavirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	nivavôka	nivavondirka	nivavirka
elative	nivavôtan	nivavondirtan	nivavirtan
ablative	nivavaôn	nivavondiruôn	nivaviruôn
essive	nivavôjøn	nivavondirjøn	nivavirjøn
abessive	nivavôze	nivavondirse	nivavirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	nivavomas	nivavondirmas	nivavirmas
lative	nivavonši	nivavondirši	nivavirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	nivavoneres, nivavonerc	nivavondirorres, nivavondorrec	nivavirorres, nivavorrec
inessive	nivavolle	nivavondirolles, nivavondollec	nivavirolles, nivavollec
exessive	nivavonun	nivavondirsun	nivavirsun
perlative	nivavoffêl	nivavondirfêl	nivavirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	nivavôske	nivavondirêskes, nivavondêskec	nivavirêskes, nivavêskec
comitative	nivavôsôds, nivavôdc	nivavondirtôds, nivavondôdc	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