hruft

Laefevian

Etymology

Ultimately probably from Proto-Laenkean *srɯlbʱ- (“hook”), although the zero-grade form of the root is problematic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥uft/

Noun

hruft (nominative dual hruftund, nominative plural hruftir)

1. key (an object designed to open and close a lock)

   Wilwai hruftas ô laj uldahke hrikele.

   I've lost my keys and now I can't get into the house.

Declension

Primary case declension of hruft (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	hruft	hruftund	hruftir
accusative	hrufte	hruftundi	hrufti
genitive	hruftau	hruftundas	hruftas, hruftiras†
dative	hruftun	hruftundon	hruftirons, hruftonc
locative	hruftul	hruftundos	hruftiross, hruftosc
instrumental	hruftô	hruftundêt	hruftirêts, hruftêtc
Note: † archaic, s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of hruft (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	hruftere	hruftundire	hruftire
illative	hruftele	hruftundile	hruftile
benefactive	hruftear	hruftundiar	hruftiar
prolative	hruftekwe	hruftundikwe	hruftikwe
causal-final	hruftedis	hruftundirris	hruftirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	hruftôka	hruftundirka	hruftirka
elative	hruftôtan	hruftundirtan	hruftirtan
ablative	hruftaôn	hruftundiruôn	hruftiruôn
essive	hruftôjøn	hruftundirjøn	hruftirjøn
abessive	hruftôze	hruftundirse	hruftirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	hruftumas	hruftundirmas	hruftirmas
lative	hruftunši	hruftundirši	hruftirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	hruftuneres, hruftunerc	hruftundirorres, hruftundorrec	hruftirorres, hruftorrec
inessive	hruftulle	hruftundirolles, hruftundollec	hruftirolles, hruftollec
exessive	hruftunun	hruftundirsun	hruftirsun
perlative	hruftuffêl	hruftundirfêl	hruftirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	hruftôske	hruftundirêskes, hruftundêskec	hruftirêskes, hruftêskec
comitative	hruftôsôds, hruftôdc	hruftundirtôds, hruftundôdc	hruftirtôd
Note: s standard or formal, c colloquial or informal.

Derived terms

• hruftant (“keychain”)
• hruftent (“key, legend”)
• hruftis (“key, essential”)
• lehrufturad (“to include”)

Translations

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