-draus

Radestrian

Etymology

Grammaticalisation of draus (“book”, archaic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-draus/

Suffix

-draus (nominal, countable and uncountable, genitive singular -drovu, dative singular -drá, -drava, nominative plural -droe)

1. forms the names of trades, disciplines or affiliations to groups; -ery, -ure, -culture, -dom
2. forms the names of schools of thought, systems or theories; -ism

Usage notes

• When added to the suffix -ír, the resulting ending is -edraus.
• When suffixed with -ír, the resulting ending is -drovír.

Declension

ExpandDeclension of -draus (heavy)
		singular	plural
nominative		-draus /-draus/	-droe /-drɔ.ɛ/
vocative		-drause /-drausɛ/
genitive	proper	-drovu /-drɔvu/	-draviris /-draviris/
	constructive		-dravis /-dravis/
dative		-drá, -drava /-draː/ /-drava/	-dravirín /-draviriːn/
accusative		-draud /-draud/	-dravirid /-dravirid/
instrumental		-dravúr /-dravuːr/	-draviríe /-draviriːɛ/

Derived terms

▶ Radestrian terms suffixed with -draus