Radestrian

Alternative forms

  • -sá (pronominal enclitic)
  • sáv (before the definite article)

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian , from Old Radestrian , inherited from Proto-Radic *śǣ, from Proto-Hirdic *sjē, from Proto-Laenkean *sjej.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/saː/
    • (colloquial) /sa/
  • Rhymes: -aː (4), -a (58)

Preposition

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    stíma fvelge.
    I’m going to a friend’s.
    Sáv ag ardesa horte.
    I’m driving to work.
    Sáv a dziun fvelge.
    I’m walking to the house.

Usage notes

  • Before the definite article, the form sáv is used.
    • Historically, the -v is from the definite article, rather than an older form of the preposition. This v was then rebracketed by analogy with other prepositions, such as fje, which have definite forms in -v.
  • The enclitic form is used in combination with weak pronominal complements:

Combined pronominal forms of  
case personal interrogative-
existential
demonstrative quantifier
SG PL REFL RECP ANIM INAN PROX DIST collective indefinite general indefinite
1 2 3 1 2 3 ANIM INAN ANIM INAN ANIM INAN
ANIM INAN INCL EXCL ANIM INAN
[with dative] vensá ransá vânsá vansá dzmensá dzatunsá sjánsá vjensá vainsá dzinsá dzjensá bjásá binsá kasá okasá vásá uvasá básá bunsá bjásá-vá binsá-vá

See also