lev

Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan leb, from Proto-Riyanic *lébe, from Proto-Hirdic *lehkhwés (“core, nucleus”), from Proto-Laenkean *lĭhkʰwés, a partitive derivation from *læh- (“in”). Cognate with Laefevian lihwe (“into, inside”). Cognate with Radestrian leà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛv/
• Rhyme: -ɛv

Noun

lev (dual lebad, plural lebis, collective lebiva)

1. core, nucleus

   Na la lev ŗlírme hurușe fior.

   At the core of the fruit, there's a hard stone.

2. (chemistry, physics) nucleus

   Na ișús spirte elent la lev.

   Most of an atom's mass is in the nucleus.

3. (cytology) nucleus

Derived terms

• jeșefka (“prokaryote”)
• oșefka (“eukaryote”)
• rêmlivutta (“ribonucleic acid”)

Mutation

Riyan mutation
radical	lenited
lev	unchanged