-sellens

Laefevian

Etymology

From selad (“to know”) + -ens

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-sellens/ [-ˌsellens]
• Hyphenation: sel·lens

Suffix

-sellens (nominal, consonant stem)

1. -logy (a branch of learning or a field of study)

Declension

Primary case declension of -sellens (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	-sellens	-sellensund	-sellensir
accusative	-sellense	-sellensundi	-sellensi
genitive	-sellensau	-sellensundas	-sellensas, -sellensiras†
dative	-sellensun	-sellensundon	-sellensirons, -sellensonc
locative	-sellensul	-sellensundos	-sellensiross, -sellensosc
instrumental	-sellensô	-sellensundêt	-sellensirêts, -sellensêtc
Note: † archaic, s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of -sellens (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	-sellensere	-sellensundire	-sellensire
illative	-sellensele	-sellensundile	-sellensile
benefactive	-sellensear	-sellensundiar	-sellensiar
prolative	-sellensekwe	-sellensundikwe	-sellensikwe
causal-final	-sellensedis	-sellensundirris	-sellensirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	-sellensôka	-sellensundirka	-sellensirka
elative	-sellensôtan	-sellensundirtan	-sellensirtan
ablative	-sellensaôn	-sellensundiruôn	-sellensiruôn
essive	-sellensôjøn	-sellensundirjøn	-sellensirjøn
abessive	-sellensôze	-sellensundirse	-sellensirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	-sellensumas	-sellensundirmas	-sellensirmas
lative	-sellensunši	-sellensundirši	-sellensirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	-sellensuneres, -sellensunerc	-sellensundirorres, -sellensundorrec	-sellensirorres, -sellensorrec
inessive	-sellensulle	-sellensundirolles, -sellensundollec	-sellensirolles, -sellensollec
exessive	-sellensunun	-sellensundirsun	-sellensirsun
perlative	-sellensuffêl	-sellensundirfêl	-sellensirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	-sellensôske	-sellensundirêskes, -sellensundêskec	-sellensirêskes, -sellensêskec
comitative	-sellensôsôds, -sellensôdc	-sellensundirtôds, -sellensundôdc	-sellensirtôd
Note: s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Derived terms

▶ Laefevian terms suffixed with -sellens

• adeskisellens (“ontology”)
• argwisellens (“philosophy”)
• arnimisellens (“natural science”)
• eǧisellens (“hydrology”)
• fiðisellens (“metrology”)
• gimbisellens (“mycology”)
• gweldisellens (“stylistics”)
• hnouðisellens (“vexillology”)
• hwaskêljisellens (“archaeology”)
• hwervôntisellens (“ecology”)
• hñôldeisellens (“mathematics”)
• høskantisellens (“semantics”)
• ireisellens (“zoology”)
• jômbisellens (“phonology”)
• jôntisellens (“musicology”)
• jønurnuirsellens (“palaeontology”)
• ljykyrintisellens (“microbiology”)
• lontisellens (“onomastics”)
• lumuntisellens (“ethics”)
• luskweisellens (“economics”)
• neaisellens (“astronomy”)
• nuhkwisellens (“medicine”)
• nurnuirsellens (“petrology”)
• olbôntisellens (“chemistry”)
• rintisellens (“biology”)
• rontuirsellens (“mineralogy”)
• saimisellens (“lexicology”)
• sillisellens (“heraldry”)
• siventisellens (“mythology”)
• siôlisellens (“ornithology”)
• vaeisellens (“aesthetics”)
• vanwisellens (“linguistics”)
• vrumbyrwisellens (“morphology”)
• wêpantisellens (“urinology”)
• êrrisellens (“geology”)
• ðirnentisellens (“sociology”)
• þaorrisellens (“botany”)
• þungisellens (“pharmacy”)

Related terms

• -selljewa (“-logically”)
• -sellji (“-logical”)
• -sell·ja (“-logist”)

Translations

branch of learning

Kilitic: -šelūḏ Radestrian: -slis Riyan: -uza

See also

• -fiðent (“-metry”)
• -sênnent (“-graphy”)