ñaht

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laenkean *ŋakʰtʰas (“sheep”). Cognate with Radestrian gaks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋaxt/
• Rhyme: -axt

Noun

ñaht (accusative singular ñahte, dative singular ñahtun, nominative dual ñahtund, nominative plural ñahtir)

1. sheep (a mammal of the genus Ovis within the family Bovidae)

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Declension

Primary case declension of ñaht (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ñaht	ñahtund	ñahtir
accusative	ñahte	ñahtundi	ñahti
genitive	ñahtau	ñahtundas	ñahtas, ñahtiras†
dative	ñahtun	ñahtundon	ñahtirons, ñahtonc
locative	ñahtul	ñahtundos	ñahtiross, ñahtosc
instrumental	ñahtô	ñahtundêt	ñahtirêts, ñahtêtc
Note: † archaic, s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of ñaht (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	ñahtere	ñahtundire	ñahtire
illative	ñahtele	ñahtundile	ñahtile
benefactive	ñahtear	ñahtundiar	ñahtiar
prolative	ñahtekwe	ñahtundikwe	ñahtikwe
causal-final	ñahtedis	ñahtundirris	ñahtirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	ñahtôka	ñahtundirka	ñahtirka
elative	ñahtôtan	ñahtundirtan	ñahtirtan
ablative	ñahtaôn	ñahtundiruôn	ñahtiruôn
essive	ñahtôjøn	ñahtundirjøn	ñahtirjøn
abessive	ñahtôze	ñahtundirse	ñahtirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	ñahtumas	ñahtundirmas	ñahtirmas
lative	ñahtunši	ñahtundirši	ñahtirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	ñahtuneres, ñahtunerc	ñahtundirorres, ñahtundorrec	ñahtirorres, ñahtorrec
inessive	ñahtulle	ñahtundirolles, ñahtundollec	ñahtirolles, ñahtollec
exessive	ñahtunun	ñahtundirsun	ñahtirsun
perlative	ñahtuffêl	ñahtundirfêl	ñahtirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	ñahtôske	ñahtundirêskes, ñahtundêskec	ñahtirêskes, ñahtêskec
comitative	ñahtôsôds, ñahtôdc	ñahtundirtôds, ñahtundôdc	ñahtirtôd
Note: s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Related terms

• añka (“ram”)

Translations

sheep

Radestrian: gaks