fâis

Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan fānþ, from Proto-Riyanic *fahánṯă, from Proto-Hirdic *p̄ahǽnṯəs (“people, folk”), from Proto-Laenkean *pŋ̊hǽntæs, a collective noun from *peŋ- (“to beget”). Cognate with Radestrian háns (“race, species”) and Laefevian ebent (“nation, people”).

Pronunciation

• (Kuoma) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːs/, [ˈfes]
• (Vaontive) IPA^(key): [ˈfais]
• Rhyme: -ɛːs

Noun

fâis (uncountable)

1. people, folk

Derived terms

• fâimuŗâs (“personnel, human resources”)

Mutation

Riyan mutation
radical	lenited
fâis	hâis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.