niv

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laefevic *nejbʱəh, from Proto-Laenkean *nejbʱes (“dog”). Cognate with Aegestian něšpps, Radestrian njøs and Riyan neiv.

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)

1. 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.

2. (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	nivirons, nivonc
locative	nivul	nivundos	niviross, nivosc
instrumental	nivô	nivundêt	nivirêts, nivêtc
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	nivuneres, nivunerc	nivundirorres, nivundorrec	nivirorres, nivorrec
inessive	nivulle	nivundirolles, nivundollec	nivirolles, nivollec
exessive	nivunun	nivundirsun	nivirsun
perlative	nivuffêl	nivundirfêl	nivirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	nivôske	nivundirêskes, nivundêskec	nivirêskes, nivêskec
comitative	nivôsôds, nivôdc	nivundirtôds, nivundôdc	nivirtôd
Note: s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Possessive forms of niv
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	onniv	þenniv	anniv
2nd person	inniv	filniv	sônniv
3rd 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
1st person	ompuniv	þempuniv	ampuniv
2nd person	impuniv	fimpuniv	sômpuniv
3rd 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