vat

Laefevian

Etymology

FromProto-Laenkean *bʱát-as (‘eye’).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʋat/
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

vat

1. eye

Radestrian

Alternative forms

• -at (enclitic form)

Etymology

FromOld Radestrian hlatt, inherited fromProto-Radic *hılht, fromProto-Hirdic *p̄ɯl-, fromProto-Laenkean *pɯl-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vat/
• Rhymes: -at

Verb

vat

1. (copulative) to be
2. (intransitive) to exist, there to be
3. (intransitive) to be (in a place, at a time)
4. (auxiliary) to be (used to form the continuous aspect with the present adverbial participle)
5. (auxiliary) to have (used to form the perfective aspect with the past adverbial participle)

Usage notes

• When introducing a predicate ending in a consonant, the enclitic form-at can be used. Nouns ending in -Cre- can also have their final -e elided and be followed with the enclitic form.
• If the predicate is an adform, the adverb is used for stative predicates, whereas the adjective gives inalienable qualities.
• In the sense of there to be, vat is only used in affirmative sentences. In negative sentences,hjeat is used.

Conjugation

Template:rad-conj-act Alternative conjugation: Template:rad-conj-act