arkwaht

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laefevic *krwakʰtʰəh, from Proto-Laenkean *krwɯkʰtʰɯs (“truth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arkwaxt/ [ˈar̥ku̯axt]
• Rhyme: -arkwaxt ⁽²⁾
• Hyphenation: ar·kwaht, ark·waht

Noun

arkwaht (accusative singular arkwahte, dative singular arkwahtun, nominative dual arkwahtund, nominative plural arkwahtir)

1. truth

   Þê vyn stôllan arkwahte, si surrênnauhke.

   If you tell me the truth, I won't kill you.

Declension

Primary case declension of arkwaht (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	arkwaht	arkwahtund	arkwahtir
accusative	arkwahte	arkwahtundi	arkwahti
genitive	arkwahtau	arkwahtundas	arkwahtas, arkwahtiras†
dative	arkwahtun	arkwahtundon	arkwahtirons, arkwahtonc
locative	arkwahtul	arkwahtundos	arkwahtiross, arkwahtosc
instrumental	arkwahtô	arkwahtundêt	arkwahtirêts, arkwahtêtc
Note: † archaic, s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of arkwaht (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	arkwahtere	arkwahtundire	arkwahtire
illative	arkwahtele	arkwahtundile	arkwahtile
benefactive	arkwahtear	arkwahtundiar	arkwahtiar
prolative	arkwahtekwe	arkwahtundikwe	arkwahtikwe
causal-final	arkwahtedis	arkwahtundirris	arkwahtirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	arkwahtôka	arkwahtundirka	arkwahtirka
elative	arkwahtôtan	arkwahtundirtan	arkwahtirtan
ablative	arkwahtaôn	arkwahtundiruôn	arkwahtiruôn
essive	arkwahtôjøn	arkwahtundirjøn	arkwahtirjøn
abessive	arkwahtôze	arkwahtundirse	arkwahtirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	arkwahtumas	arkwahtundirmas	arkwahtirmas
lative	arkwahtunši	arkwahtundirši	arkwahtirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	arkwahtuneres, arkwahtunerc	arkwahtundirorres, arkwahtundorrec	arkwahtirorres, arkwahtorrec
inessive	arkwahtulle	arkwahtundirolles, arkwahtundollec	arkwahtirolles, arkwahtollec
exessive	arkwahtunun	arkwahtundirsun	arkwahtirsun
perlative	arkwahtuffêl	arkwahtundirfêl	arkwahtirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	arkwahtôske	arkwahtundirêskes, arkwahtundêskec	arkwahtirêskes, arkwahtêskec
comitative	arkwahtôsôds, arkwahtôdc	arkwahtundirtôds, arkwahtundôdc	arkwahtirtôd
Note: s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Possessive forms of arkwaht
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	uwarkwaht	þijarkwaht	añarkwaht
2nd person	ijarkwaht	filarkwaht	sôrarkwaht
3rd person	jararkwaht	lunarkwaht	lijarkwaht
reflexive	ñarkwaht

Derived terms

• þiemarkwaht (“axiom”)

Related terms

• arkwe (“truly”)
• arkwidwilus (“realistic”)
• arkwis (“true”)
• arkwisus (“serious”)
• ôrkwihus (“exact”)

Translations

truth

Radestrian: dvai