valis

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laenkean *waleces (“black”). Cognate with Radestrian valiș.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /valis/
• Rhyme: -alis
• Hyphenation: va·lis

Adjective

valis (accusative singular vale, nominative dual valund, nominative plural valir, comparative valjôin, relative superlative valjømi, absolute superlative valjêngwi, excessive fievalis)

1. black

Inflection

Primary case declension of valis (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	valis	valund	valir
accusative	vale	valundi	vali
genitive	valau	valundas	valas
dative	valun	valundon	valiron
locative	valul	valundos	valiros
instrumental	valô	valundêt	valirêt, valêt

Secondary case declension of valis (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	valere	valundire	valire
illative	valele	valundile	valile
benefactive	valear	valundiar	valiar
prolative	valekwe	valundikwe	valikwe
causal-final	valedis	valundirris	valirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	valôka	valundirka	valirka
elative	valôtan	valundirtan	valirtan
egressive	valaôn	valundiruôn	valiruôn
essive	valôjøn	valundirjøn	valirjøn
abessive	valôze	valundirse	valirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	valumas	valundirmas	valirmas
lative	valunši	valundirši	valirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	valunere, valuner	valundirorre, valundorre	valirorre, valorre
inessive	valulle	valundirolle, valundolle	valirolle, valolle
exessive	valunun	valundirsun	valirsun
perlative	valuffêl	valundirfêl	valirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	valôske	valundirêske, valundêske	valirêske, valêske
comitative	valôsôd, valôd	valundirtôd, valundôd	valirtôd

Derived terms

• valans (“blackness”)
• valle (“blackness”)
• valumad (“to be black”)
• valurad (“to blacken”)

Related terms

• elvent (“land, country”)
• evalj (“lava”)
• evalt (“coal”)
• nôlku (“crow”)
• uleš (“dark”)
• ullet (“ink”)
• vallôr (“night sky”)
• valme (“storm”)
• valpanj (“antimony”)
• vaolj (“deadly nightshade”)
• ǧauls (“spot, blotch”)

Translations

black

Radestrian: valiș

See also

Colours in Laefevian · nuor

eis	amus	valis
umis	sifurus; empiš	almiš
þêarkis	melis	þêarkis; melis
êþes	êþes; eskis	eskis
kuerǧiš	kuerǧiš	môimiêt