hjía

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian hjíra, from Old Radestrian hjijor, inherited from Proto-Radic *hjiɣor (“horserider, knight”), from **hjēr + *-ɣor (augmentative), from Proto-Hirdic *khiḡé̱gis, from Proto-Laenkean *kʰigéges.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːa/
  • (hjádvanþs) /ˈçiːa/
• Rhyme: -iːa ⁽¹⁷⁾
• Syllabification: hjí–a

Noun

hjía anim or inan (countable, genitive singular hjiesk, nominative plural hjiere, compound form hjie-, relational adjective hjieș)

1. (archaic) horserider
2. knight
3. (inanimate) knight, horse (chess)

Declension

Declension of hjía (light)
		singular	plural
nominative		hjía /ˈʃiːa/	hjiere /ˈʃierɛ/
vocative		hjiese /ˈʃiesɛ/
genitive	proper	hjiesk /ʃiesk/	hjieris /ˈʃieris/
	constructive		hjies /ʃies/
dative		hjien /ʃien/	hjierín /ˈʃieriːn/
accusative		hjiest /ʃiest/	hjierid /ˈʃierid/
instrumental		hjievúr /ˈʃievuːr/	hjieríe /ˈʃieriːɛ/

Related terms

• hjeþs (“horse”)

See also

Chess pieces in Radestrian • Røi hrazvunþișe
♚	♛	♜	♝	♞	♟
heņreks, skoà	heņrecjes, vía	șrúa	sjoșudzs	hjía	hycír