hruft

Laefevian

Uncertain but ultimately probably from Proto-Laenkean *srɯlbʱ- (“hook”), although the zero-grade form of the root is problematic.

hruft (nominative dual hruftund, nominative plural hruftir)

key (an object designed to open and close a lock)
Wilwai hruftas ô laj uldahke hrikele.
I've lost my keys and now I can't get into the house.

Primary case declension of hruft (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	hruft	hruftund	hruftir
accusative	hrufte	hruftundi	hrufti
genitive	hruftau	hruftundas	hruftas, hruftiras^†
dative	hruftun	hruftundon	hruftiron^s, hrufton^c
locative	hruftul	hruftundos	hruftiros^s, hruftos^c
instrumental	hruftô	hruftundêt	hruftirêt^s, hruftêt^c
Note: ^† archaic, ^s standard or formal, ^c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of hruft (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	hruftere	hruftundire	hruftire
illative	hruftele	hruftundile	hruftile
benefactive	hruftear	hruftundiar	hruftiar
prolative	hruftekwe	hruftundikwe	hruftikwe
causal-final	hruftedis	hruftundirris	hruftirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	hruftôka	hruftundirka	hruftirka
elative	hruftôtan	hruftundirtan	hruftirtan
ablative	hruftaôn	hruftundiruôn	hruftiruôn
essive	hruftôjøn	hruftundirjøn	hruftirjøn
abessive	hruftôze	hruftundirse	hruftirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	hruftumas	hruftundirmas	hruftirmas
lative	hruftunši	hruftundirši	hruftirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	hruftunere^s, hruftuner^c	hruftundirorre^s, hruftundorre^c	hruftirorre^s, hruftorre^c
inessive	hruftulle	hruftundirolle^s, hruftundolle^c	hruftirolle^s, hruftolle^c
exessive	hruftunun	hruftundirsun	hruftirsun
perlative	hruftuffêl	hruftundirfêl	hruftirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	hruftôske	hruftundirêske^s, hruftundêske^c	hruftirêske^s, hruftêske^c
comitative	hruftôsôd^s, hruftôd^c	hruftundirtôd^s, hruftundôd^c	hruftirtôd
Note: ^s standard or formal, ^c colloquial or informal.

key (device designed to open and close a lock)