niv

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laefevic *nejbʱəh, from Proto-Laenkean *nejbʱes (“dog”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niv/ [ˈniu̯]
Rhyme: -iv⁽²⁾

Noun

niv (accusative singular nive, nominative dual nivund, nominative plural nivir, diminutive nivenj, augmentative nivvoha, superlative niviêngu, pejorative nivôkša, endearing nivkin, nivokin, diminutive-endearing nivenkin, augmentative-endearing nivuhkin, diminutive-derogatory nivenjôkša, augmentative-derogatory nivuǧôkša)

dog (a mammal of the family Canidae)
Maeǧ hnulgurvai stanel, niv tennais lôn furnul.
When I came back home, the dog was sleeping under the table.
(taxonomy) Canis (genus)
Synonym: dant

Declension

Primary case declension of niv (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	niv	nivund	nivir
accusative	nive	nivundi	nivi
genitive	nivau	nivundas	nivas, niviras^†
dative	nivun	nivundon	niviron^s, nivon^c
locative	nivul	nivundos	niviros^s, nivos^c
instrumental	nivô	nivundêt	nivirêt^s, nivêt^c
Note: ^† archaic, ^s standard or formal, ^c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of niv (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	nivere	nivundire	nivire
illative	nivele	nivundile	nivile
benefactive	nivear	nivundiar	niviar
prolative	nivekwe	nivundikwe	nivikwe
causal-final	nivedis	nivundirris	nivirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	nivôka	nivundirka	nivirka
elative	nivôtan	nivundirtan	nivirtan
ablative	nivaôn	nivundiruôn	niviruôn
essive	nivôjøn	nivundirjøn	nivirjøn
abessive	nivôze	nivundirse	nivirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	nivumas	nivundirmas	nivirmas
lative	nivunši	nivundirši	nivirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	nivunere^s, nivuner^c	nivundirorre^s, nivundorre^c	nivirorre^s, nivorre^c
inessive	nivulle	nivundirolle^s, nivundolle^c	nivirolle^s, nivolle^c
exessive	nivunun	nivundirsun	nivirsun
perlative	nivuffêl	nivundirfêl	nivirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	nivôske	nivundirêske^s, nivundêske^c	nivirêske^s, nivêske^c
comitative	nivôsôd^s, nivôd^c	nivundirtôd^s, nivundôd^c	nivirtôd
Note: ^s standard or formal, ^c colloquial or informal.

Possessive forms of niv
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1^st person	onniv	þenniv	anniv
2^nd person	inniv	filniv	sônniv
3^rd person	janniv	lunniv	lanniv
reflexive	ynniv

Hypernyms

(taxonomic rank):

(genus): hlikuêtêljir (“Eukaryota”, domain) — irisir (“Animalia”, kingdom) — elkwirfêljir (“Chordata”, phylum) — sunuldêljir (“Vertebrata”, subphylum) — delgêljir (“Mammalia”, class) — þarnir (“Carnivora”, order) — nivimbuhtessir (“Caniformia”, suborder) — nivvêttir (“Canidae”, family) — niviellir (“Caninae”, subfamily) — nivkjar (“Canini”, tribe)

Derived terms

Forms of niv prefixed with -mpu- (“favourite”)
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1^st person	ompuniv	þempuniv	ampuniv
2^nd person	impuniv	fimpuniv	sômpuniv
3^rd person	jampuniv	lumpuniv	lampuniv
reflexive	ympuniv
impersonal	ampuniv

honniv (“male dog”)
nivav (“group of dogs”)
nivkja (“dogwalker; member of tribe Canini”)
nivvêtta (“canid”)
vinniv (“female dog”)

Translations

animal

Aegestian: něšpps
Kilitic: nīwi
Radestrian: njøs
Riyan: neiv