gwarþ

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laenkean *kʼwær(tʰ)æs (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwarθ/ [ˈɡu̯ar̥θ]
• Rhyme: -arθ

Noun

gwarþ (accusative singular gwarþe, nominative dual gwarþund, nominative plural gwarþir)

1. bear (a mammal of the family Ursidae)

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Declension

Primary case declension of gwarþ (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gwarþ	gwarþund	gwarþir
accusative	gwarþe	gwarþundi	gwarþi
genitive	gwarþau	gwarþundas	gwarþas, gwarþiras†
dative	gwarþun	gwarþundon	gwarþirons, gwarþonc
locative	gwarþul	gwarþundos	gwarþiross, gwarþosc
instrumental	gwarþô	gwarþundêt	gwarþirêts, gwarþêtc
Note: † archaic, s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of gwarþ (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	gwarþere	gwarþundire	gwarþire
illative	gwarþele	gwarþundile	gwarþile
benefactive	gwarþear	gwarþundiar	gwarþiar
prolative	gwarþekwe	gwarþundikwe	gwarþikwe
causal-final	gwarþedis	gwarþundirris	gwarþirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	gwarþôka	gwarþundirka	gwarþirka
elative	gwarþôtan	gwarþundirtan	gwarþirtan
ablative	gwarþaôn	gwarþundiruôn	gwarþiruôn
essive	gwarþôjøn	gwarþundirjøn	gwarþirjøn
abessive	gwarþôze	gwarþundirse	gwarþirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	gwarþumas	gwarþundirmas	gwarþirmas
lative	gwarþunši	gwarþundirši	gwarþirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	gwarþuneres, gwarþunerc	gwarþundirorres, gwarþundorrec	gwarþirorres, gwarþorrec
inessive	gwarþulle	gwarþundirolles, gwarþundollec	gwarþirolles, gwarþollec
exessive	gwarþunun	gwarþundirsun	gwarþirsun
perlative	gwarþuffêl	gwarþundirfêl	gwarþirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	gwarþôske	gwarþundirêskes, gwarþundêskec	gwarþirêskes, gwarþêskec
comitative	gwarþôsôds, gwarþôdc	gwarþundirtôds, gwarþundôdc	gwarþirtôd
Note: s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Derived terms

Forms of gwarþ prefixed with -mpu- (“favourite”)
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	ompugwarþ	þempugwarþ	ampugwarþ
2nd person	impugwarþ	fimpugwarþ	sômpugwarþ
3rd person	jampugwarþ	lumpugwarþ	lampugwarþ
reflexive	ympugwarþ
impersonal	ampugwarþ

• gwarþo (“bear den”)
• hogwarþ (“male bear”)
• vigwarþ (“female bear”)