steșenș

Radestrian

Etymology

From Old Radestrian scešeŋjs, inherited from Proto-Radic *scèšeŋjs (“insect”), from Proto-Hirdic *skjɛ́p̄jeŋjəs (“stinging insect”), from Proto-Laenkean *skjæpjæŋjæs. Cognate with Riyan staeviŗ (“ant”) and Laefevian šalpe (“hornet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛʃɛnʃ/ [ˈstɛʃɛ̃ˑʃ]
• Rhyme: -ɛʃɛnʃ
• Syllabification: ste–șenș

Noun

steșenș anim (countable, genitive singular steșenjesk, nominative plural steșenxe, compound form steșenj-, relational adjective steșenjeș)

1. insect (an arthropod of the class Insecta)

Declension

Declension of steșenș (light)
		singular	plural
nominative		steșenș /ˈstɛʃɛnʃ/	steșenxe /stɛˈʃɛnʒɛ/
vocative		steșenșe /stɛˈʃɛnʃɛ/
genitive	proper	steșenjesk /ˈstɛʃɛɲɛsk/	steșenjeris /stɛˈʃɛɲɛris/
	constructive		steșenjes /ˈstɛʃɛɲɛs/
dative		steșenja /ˈstɛʃɛɲa/	steșenjerín /stɛˈʃɛɲɛriːn/
accusative		steșenșt /ˈstɛʃɛnʃt/	steșenjerid /stɛˈʃɛɲɛrid/
instrumental		steșenivúr /stɛˈʃɛnivuːr/	steșenjeríe /stɛˈʃɛɲɛriːɛ/

Derived terms

• Steșenjans (“Insecta”)

Related terms

• stát (“to itch”)