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 [+dative]
    Antonym: víma
  2. (spatial) behind, after [+accusative]
    Sjûșa vâst-a!
    Run after him!
  3. (temporal) after, in [+dative]
    Antonym: víma
    slavun
    after the war
    Ha dvoðain horte.
    I’m going in an hour.
    Ha ara lenirelig tuolga la taișt.
    In one kilometre, turn left.
  4. (temporal) for (an amount of time) [+accusative]
    Hnaol-age ha dvuost.
    I’ll be gone for a day.
  5. (abstract) as (role) [+dative]
  6. (abstract) about, of, on [+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

  1. (spatial) off, from [+genitive]
    hvava hjaoșei.
    I fell off/from the chair.
  2. (abstract) than [+genitive]
    ha hriezg detuobș
    bigger than a tree

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-.

See also