savat

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laefevic *sɯ:bʱatəh, from Proto-Laenkean *sɯʔbʱatas (“one-eyed”). Cognate with Radestrian rjøs (“thief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /savat/
• Rhyme: -avat
• Hyphenation: sa·vat

Adjective

savat (nominative plural saftir, comparative sapsôin, relative superlative sapsømi, absolute superlative sapsêngwi, excessive fiesavat)

1. blind

Inflection

Primary case declension of savat (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	savat	saftund	saftir
accusative	safte	saftundi	safti
genitive	saftau	saftundas	saftas
dative	saftun	saftundon	saftiron
locative	saftul	saftundos	saftiros
instrumental	saftô	saftundêt	saftirêt, saftêt

Secondary case declension of savat (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	saftere	saftundire	saftire
illative	saftele	saftundile	saftile
benefactive	saftear	saftundiar	saftiar
prolative	saftekwe	saftundikwe	saftikwe
causal-final	saftedis	saftundirris	saftirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	saftôka	saftundirka	saftirka
elative	saftôtan	saftundirtan	saftirtan
egressive	saftaôn	saftundiruôn	saftiruôn
essive	saftôjøn	saftundirjøn	saftirjøn
abessive	saftôze	saftundirse	saftirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	saftumas	saftundirmas	saftirmas
lative	saftunši	saftundirši	saftirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	saftunere, saftuner	saftundirorre, saftundorre	saftirorre, saftorre
inessive	saftulle	saftundirolle, saftundolle	saftirolle, saftolle
exessive	saftunun	saftundirsun	saftirsun
perlative	saftuffêl	saftundirfêl	saftirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	saftôske	saftundirêske, saftundêske	saftirêske, saftêske
comitative	saftôsôd, saftôd	saftundirtôd, saftundôd	saftirtôd

Derived terms

• saftens (“blindness (physical)”)
• saftessa (“blind person”)
• safties (“slowworm”)
• saftilômêlj (“calque”)
• saftodad (“to blind, to make blind”)
• saftoǧe (“blindness (intellectual)”)
• saftumad (“to be blind”)
• safturvad (“to become blind”)
• savatta (“appendix”)

Translations

blind

Radestrian: styzdiș