svás

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian svahs, from Old Radestrian slahss, inherited from Proto-Radic *slahhs, from Proto-Hirdic *sláp̄əḵəs, from Proto-Laenkean *slapakas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svaːs/ [sʋaːs]
• Rhyme: -aːs ⁽⁵⁾

Noun

svás inan (genitive singular svák, svaug, nominative plural svai, constructive genitive plural sváșes, relational adjective sváșeș)

1. (uncountable) arrogance, hubris, pride
2. (countable) pride, ego

   lyejðe vas vjerșai fryștevíșe sváșeríe

   people and their fragile egos

Declension

ExpandDeclension of svás (spirant)
		singular	plural
nominative		svás /svaːs/	svai /svai/
vocative		sváse /ˈsvaːsɛ/
genitive	proper	svák, svaug (obsolete) /svaːk/ /svauɡ/	sváșeris /ˈsvaːʃɛris/
	constructive		sváșes /ˈsvaːʃɛs/
dative		svá /svaː/	sváșerín /ˈsvaːʃɛriːn/
accusative		svát /svaːt/	sváșerid /ˈsvaːʃɛrid/
instrumental		svaúr /ˈsva.uːr/	sváșeríe /ˈsvaːʃɛriːɛ/

Coordinate terms

Hypernym: ljáș hadies ais asíșes (“the seven deadly sins”)

• angies (“lust”)
• apsa (“sloth”)
• dratus (“envy”)
• lurua (“wrath”)
• yezdraus (“gluttony”)
• zraváme (“greed”)

Derived terms

• svaòvíș (“arrogant”)

Translations

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Laefevian: tirêft