nivvêtta

Laefevian

Etymology

From niv (“dog”) + -wêtta (“-id”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nivvɛtta/ [ˈniu̯vɛtta]
• Rhymes: -ivvɛtta, -a ⁽²⁵⁾
• Hyphenation: niv·vêt·ta

Noun

nivvêtta (accusative singular nivvêtte, dative singular nivvêttun, nominative dual nivvêttund, nominative plural nivvêttir)

1. (zoology) canid

   Synonym: dantwêtta

2. (taxonomy, in the plural) Canidae (family)

Declension

Primary case declension of nivvêtta (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	nivvêtta	nivvêttund	nivvêttir
accusative	nivvêtte	nivvêttundi	nivvêtti
genitive	nivvêttau	nivvêttundas	nivvêttas
dative	nivvêttun	nivvêttundon	nivvêttiron
locative	nivvêttul	nivvêttundos	nivvêttiros
instrumental	nivvêttô	nivvêttundêt	nivvêttirêt, nivvêttêt

Secondary case declension of nivvêtta (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	nivvêttere	nivvêttundire	nivvêttire
illative	nivvêttele	nivvêttundile	nivvêttile
benefactive	nivvêttear	nivvêttundiar	nivvêttiar
prolative	nivvêttekwe	nivvêttundikwe	nivvêttikwe
causal-final	nivvêttedis	nivvêttundire	nivvêttirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	nivvêttôka	nivvêttundirka	nivvêttirka
elative	nivvêttôtan	nivvêttundirtan	nivvêttirtan
egressive	nivvêttaôn	nivvêttundiruôn	nivvêttiruôn
essive	nivvêttôjøn	nivvêttundirjøn	nivvêttirjøn
abessive	nivvêttôze	nivvêttundirse	nivvêttirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	nivvêttumas	nivvêttundirmas	nivvêttirmas
lative	nivvêttunši	nivvêttundirši	nivvêttirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	nivvêttunere, nivvêttuner	nivvêttundirorre, nivvêttundorre	nivvêttirorre, nivvêttorre
inessive	nivvêttulle	nivvêttundirolle, nivvêttundolle	nivvêttirolle, nivvêttolle
exessive	nivvêttunun	nivvêttundirsun	nivvêttirsun
perlative	nivvêttuffêl	nivvêttundirfêl	nivvêttirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	nivvêttôske	nivvêttundirêske, nivvêttundêske	nivvêttirêske, nivvêttêske
comitative	nivvêttôsôd, nivvêttôd	nivvêttundirtôd, nivvêttundôd	nivvêttirtôd

Possessive forms of nivvêtta
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	onnivvêtta	þennivvêtta	annivvêtta
2nd person	innivvêtta	filnivvêtta	sônnivvêtta
3rd person	jannivvêtta	lunnivvêtta	lannivvêtta
reflexive	ynnivvêtta

Hypernyms

(taxonomic rank):

• (family): hlikuêtêljir (“Eukaryota”, domain) — irisir (“Animalia”, kingdom) — elkwirfêljir (“Chordata”, phylum) — sunuldêljir (“Vertebrata”, subphylum) — delgêljir (“Mammalia”, class) — þarnir (“Carnivora”, order) — nivimbuhtessir (“Caniformia”, suborder)