vúŗta

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Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan ŗūŗta, from Proto-Riyanic *ḡuhúḡtă, from Proto-Hirdic *ghɯṯɯ́ḡtəs (“abscission, falling of leaves; ageing, senescence”), from Proto-Laenkean *gʱɯtɯgtʼas (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

  • (Kuoma) IPA(key)/ˈvuɣta/, [ˈvuhtɑ]
  • Rhyme: -uɣta
  • Syllabification: vúŗ·ta

Noun

vúŗta (dual vúŗtad, plural vúŗtis, collective vúŗtiva)

  1. autumn, fall
    Ría paolúŗ stahis staifmiș fe vúŗta.
    Leaves turn orange in the autumn.
  2. senility, senescence (the state of gradual deterioration associated with nearing the end of life)

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Riyan mutation
radical lenited
vúŗta unchanged