dzaus

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian dzauss, from Old Radestrian dzæwss, inherited from Proto-Radic *dzæwhs, from Proto-Hirdic *gǽḇəḵəs, from Proto-Laenkean *ᵑgæbækæs. Cognate with Laefevian ñaus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dzaus/
• Rhyme: -aus ⁽⁶⁾

Noun

dzaus inan (countable, genitive singular dzaveg, dative singular dzoà, accusative singular dzaud, nominative plural dzoe, constructive genitive plural dzaușes, compound form dzau-, dzo-, relational adjective dzavíș)

1. horn

Declension

Declension of dzaus (spirant, irregular△)
		singular	plural
nominative		dzaus /dzaus/	dzave /ˈdzavɛ/
vocative		dzause /ˈdzausɛ/
genitive	proper	dzaveg /ˈdzavɛɡ/	dzavșeris /ˈdzafʃɛris/
	constructive		dzavșes /ˈdzafʃɛs/
dative		dzava /ˈdzava/	dzavșerín /ˈdzafʃɛriːn/
accusative		dzaud /dzaud/	dzavșerid /ˈdzafʃɛrid/
instrumental		dzavúr /ˈdzavuːr/	dzavșeríe /ˈdzafʃɛriːɛ/

Derived terms

• dzavelíș (“hornlike”)
• dzoevíș (“horned”)