dirt

Riyan

This term was Riyan's 750^th word!

Etymology

From Old Riyan dirt, from Proto-Riyanic *dírto, from Proto-Hirdic *dhirkhdhós (“tail”), from Proto-Laenkean *dʱirkʰdʱós, a body-part nominal derivation from *dʱajrkʰ- (“to follow”). Cognate with Radestrian zreza (“tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dərt/
• Rhyme: -ərt

Noun

dirt (dual dirtad, plural dirtis, collective dirtiva)

1. tail
2. (linguistics) coda (of syllable)

   Coordinate terms: lev, ŗult

Mutation

Riyan mutation
radical	lenited
dirt	zirt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.