valkars

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian valkvars, from valiș (“black”) + kvars (“crow”, see here for further etymology). Ousted kvars (“crow”) in the standard language due to its conflation with kvars (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvalkars/
• Rhyme: -alkars
• Syllabification: val–kars

Noun

valkars anim (countable, genitive singular valkaru, nominative plural valkare, compound form valkar-, relational adjective valkariș)

1. crow (a bird of the genus Corvus)

   Synonym: kvars (dialectal)

2. raven

Declension

Declension of valkars (heavy)
		singular	plural
nominative		valkars /ˈvalkars/	valkare /ˈvalkarɛ/
vocative		valkarse /valˈkarsɛ/
genitive	proper	valkaru /ˈvalkaru/	valkariris /valˈkariris/
	constructive		valkaris /ˈvalkaris/
dative		valkara /ˈvalkara/	valkarirín /valˈkaririːn/
accusative		valkard /ˈvalkard/	valkaririd /valˈkaririd/
instrumental		valkarúr /ˈvalkaruːr/	valkariríe /valˈkaririːɛ/

Translations

crow

Laefevian: nôlku