êbis

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laenkean *pipʼ- (“bee, stinging insect”). Later appended with the animal-deriving suffix -ies.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛbis/
• Rhyme: -ɛbis
• Hyphenation: ê·bis

Noun

êbis (nominative dual êbihund, nominative plural êbihir, diminutive êbišenj)

1. bee

Declension

Primary case declension of êbis (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	êbis	êbihund	êbihir
accusative	êbihe	êbihundi	êbihi
genitive	êbihau	êbihundas	êbihas, êbihiras†
dative	êbihun	êbihundon	êbihirons, êbihonc
locative	êbihul	êbihundos	êbihiross, êbihosc
instrumental	êbihô	êbihundêt	êbihirêts, êbihêtc

Secondary case declension of êbis (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	êbihere	êbihundire	êbihire
illative	êbihele	êbihundile	êbihile
benefactive	êbihear	êbihundiar	êbihiar
prolative	êbihekwe	êbihundikwe	êbihikwe
causal-final	êbihedis	êbihundirris	êbihirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	êbihôka	êbihundirka	êbihirka
elative	êbihôtan	êbihundirtan	êbihirtan
ablative	êbihaôn	êbihundiruôn	êbihiruôn
essive	êbihôjøn	êbihundirjøn	êbihirjøn
abessive	êbihôze	êbihundirse	êbihirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	êbihumas	êbihundirmas	êbihirmas
lative	êbihunši	êbihundirši	êbihirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	êbihuneres, êbihunerc	êbihundirorres, êbihundorrec	êbihirorres, êbihorrec
inessive	êbihulle	êbihundirolles, êbihundollec	êbihirolles, êbihollec
exessive	êbihunun	êbihundirsun	êbihirsun
perlative	êbihuffêl	êbihundirfêl	êbihirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	êbihôske	êbihundirêskes, êbihundêskec	êbihirêskes, êbihêskec
comitative	êbihôsôds, êbihôdc	êbihundirtôds, êbihundôdc	êbihirtôd

Derived terms

• êbihja (“beekeeper”)
• êbihêlj (“apiary”)
• êbil (“apian, apiarian”)

See also

• ñwiþ (“beehive”)