ñilǧu

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laefevic *ᵑgilɟgʱóh, from Proto-Laenkean *ᵑgilcgʱós (“great pole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋilɣu/, [ˈŋilɣu]
• Hyphenation: ñil·ǧu

Noun

ñilǧu (nominative dual ñilǧuond, nominative plural ñilǧuor)

1. tower

Declension

Primary case declension of ǧwind (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ǧwind	ǧwindond	ǧwindor
accusative	ǧwindde	ǧwindondi	ǧwindoi
genitive	ǧwindda	ǧwindondas	ǧwindos
dative	ǧwindon	ǧwindondon	ǧwindron
locative	ǧwindol	ǧwindondos	ǧwindros
instrumental	ǧwindvô	ǧwindondêt	ǧwindrêt

Secondary case declension of ǧwind (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	ǧwinddere	ǧwindondire	ǧwindrire
illative	ǧwinddele	ǧwindondile	ǧwindrile
benefactive	ǧwinddear	ǧwindondiar	ǧwindriar
prolative	ǧwinddekwe	ǧwindondikwe	ǧwindrikwe
causal-final	ǧwinddis	ǧwindondire	ǧwindorris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	ǧwinddôka	ǧwindondirka	ǧwindorka
elative	ǧwinddôtan	ǧwindondirtan	ǧwindortan
egressive	ǧwinddaôn	ǧwindondiruôn	ǧwindoruôn
essive	ǧwinddôjøn	ǧwindondirjøn	ǧwindorjøn
abessive	ǧwinddôze	ǧwindondirse	ǧwindorse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	ǧwindmas	ǧwindondirmas	ǧwindormas
lative	ǧwindonši	ǧwindondirši	ǧwindorši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	ǧwindnere, ǧwindner	ǧwindondirorre, ǧwindondorre	ǧwindrorre
inessive	ǧwindolle	ǧwindondirolle, ǧwindondolle	ǧwindrolle
exessive	ǧwindnun	ǧwindondirsun	ǧwindorsun
perlative	ǧwindoffêl	ǧwindondirfêl	ǧwindorfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	ǧwindvôske	ǧwindondirêske, ǧwindondêske	ǧwindrêske
comitative	ǧwindvôd	ǧwindondirtôd, ǧwindondôd	ǧwindortôd

Possessive forms of ñilǧu
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	oññilǧu	þeññilǧu	aññilǧu
2nd person	iññilǧu	finñilǧu	sôññilǧu
3rd person	jaññilǧu	luññilǧu	laññilǧu
reflexive	yññilǧu

Related terms

• ñelus (“stem, stalk”)