ñilǧu

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laefevic *ᵑgilɟgʱóh, from Proto-Laenkean *ᵑgilcgʱós (“great pole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋilɣu/
• Rhyme: -ilɣu
• Hyphenation: ñil·ǧu

Noun

ñilǧu (nominative dual ñilǧuond, nominative plural ñilǧuor)

1. tower

Declension

Primary case declension of ñilǧu (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ñilǧu	ñilǧuond	ñilǧuor
accusative	ñilǧude	ñilǧuondi	ñilǧuoi
genitive	ñilǧuda	ñilǧuondas	ñilǧuos
dative	ñilǧuon	ñilǧuondon	ñilǧuron
locative	ñilǧuol	ñilǧuondos	ñilǧuros
instrumental	ñilǧuvô	ñilǧuondêt	ñilǧurêt

Secondary case declension of ñilǧu (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	ñilǧudere	ñilǧuondire	ñilǧurire
illative	ñilǧudele	ñilǧuondile	ñilǧurile
benefactive	ñilǧudear	ñilǧuondiar	ñilǧuriar
prolative	ñilǧudekwe	ñilǧuondikwe	ñilǧurikwe
causal-final	ñilǧudis	ñilǧuondire	ñilǧuorris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	ñilǧudôka	ñilǧuondirka	ñilǧuorka
elative	ñilǧudôtan	ñilǧuondirtan	ñilǧuortan
egressive	ñilǧudaôn	ñilǧuondiruôn	ñilǧuoruôn
essive	ñilǧudôjøn	ñilǧuondirjøn	ñilǧuorjøn
abessive	ñilǧudôze	ñilǧuondirse	ñilǧuorse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	ñilǧumas	ñilǧuondirmas	ñilǧuormas
lative	ñilǧuonši	ñilǧuondirši	ñilǧuorši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	ñilǧunere, ñilǧuner	ñilǧuondirorre, ñilǧuondorre	ñilǧurorre
inessive	ñilǧuolle	ñilǧuondirolle, ñilǧuondolle	ñilǧurolle
exessive	ñilǧunun	ñilǧuondirsun	ñilǧuorsun
perlative	ñilǧuoffêl	ñilǧuondirfêl	ñilǧuorfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	ñilǧuvôske	ñilǧuondirêske, ñilǧuondêske	ñilǧurêske
comitative	ñilǧuvôd	ñilǧuondirtôd, ñilǧuondôd	ñilǧuortôd

Possessive forms of ñilǧu
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	oññilǧu	þeññilǧu	aññilǧu
2nd person	iññilǧu	finñilǧu	sôññilǧu
3rd person	jaññilǧu	luññilǧu	laññilǧu
reflexive	yññilǧu

Related terms

• ñelus (“stem, stalk”)

Translations

tower

Radestrian: șrúa