ár

Radestrian

Radestrian numbers · tvoíre

	40 atește
3 ljere	4 ár	5 úr
Cardinal: ár Ordinal: aíș, aỉ Cardinal adjective: aiș Cardinal prefix: ae· Ordinal prefix: ai· Temporal noun: aír Temporal adverb: aeúr Multiplicative noun: aegjárír Multiplicative adjective: aegjaoriș Multiplicative adverb: aegjaorí Multiplicative verb: aegjáreķ Fractional noun: aerevỉr Fractional verb: aerevieķ

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian ár, from Old Radestrian ār, inherited from Proto-Radic *ār, from Proto-Hirdic *máḡəs, from Proto-Laenkean *magas. The initial m- was lost in Radic by analogy with the ordinal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːr/
• Rhyme: -aːr ⁽²⁾

Numeral

ár (genitive singular jø, ív)

1. four (4)

   Ven hrâs-aș jø lyejðis.

   I need four people.

   —Byvitú gjøș ran hrâs?
   —Ven ív-aș hrâs.

   —How many do you need?
   —I need four. (noun implied)

Usage notes

• Followed by the short genitive plural.
• The genitive form jø is used before a noun, whereas ív is used on its own.
  • Historically, ív was used before vowels, but this usage is now archaic.

Declension

Declension of ár (semi-light, singulare tantum)
	singular
nominative	ár /aːr/
vocative	áse /ˈaːsɛ/
genitive	jø, ív /jœ/ /iːv/
dative	á /aː/
accusative	ád /aːd/
instrumental	aúr /ˈa.uːr/

Translations

four (numerical value of 4)

Laefevian: mau Riyan: mai