Radestrian

Alternative forms

  • -a (pronominal enclitic)
  • -ga (pronominal enclitic after -n)
  • -ra (pronominal enclitic after a vowel)
  • ra (dialectal)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/ha/
    • (colloquial) /hɤ/
  • Rhymes: -a (58), (5)

Etymology 1

From Middle Radestrian hra, from Old Radestrian hra, inherited from Proto-Radic *har, from Proto-Hirdic *p̄os, from Proto-Laenkean *pos.

Preposition

ha

  1. (spatial) behind [with dative]
    Antonym: svíma
  2. (spatial) behind, after, with [with accusative]
    Antonym: svíma
    Sjûșa vâsta!
    Run after him!
    Teka hjierodzíd, hjeà vastvíma.
    Swim with the rip tide, not against it.
  3. (temporal, spatial) after, in [with dative]
    Antonym: svíma
    slavun
    after the war
    Ha dvoðain horte.
    I’m going in an hour.
    Ha ara lenireljes tuolga la taișt.
    In one kilometre, turn left.
  4. (temporal) for (an amount of time) [with accusative]
    Hnaol-age ha dvuost.
    I’ll be gone for a day.
  5. (abstract) as (role) [with dative]
  6. (abstract) with, for, in favour of [with dative]
    Antonym: svíma
  7. (abstract) about, of, on [with accusative]
    dráve ha hrídirid
    a book on trees
    Ha vetad gjø dymyetú?
    Are you talking about me?

Etymology 2

From Middle Radestrian hra, from Old Radestrian hra, inherited from Proto-Radic *hır, from Proto-Hirdic *ḵɯs, from Proto-Laenkean *kɯs.

Preposition

ha [with genitive]

  1. (spatial) off, from
    șverieng hjaoșei.
    I fell down/off/from the stairs.
  2. (abstract) than
    ha hriezg detuobș
    bigger than a tree
Derived terms

Usage notes

  • When followed by the definite article, ha combines with the article to produce the following forms:
  • The combined forms maintain the r- from the Middle Radestrian hra, whereas the base form maintains the h-.
  • The enclitic form is used in combination with weak pronominal complements:

See also