-draus
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Radestrian
Etymology
Grammaticalisation of draus (“book”, archaic).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-draus (nominal, countable and uncountable, genitive singular -drovu, dative singular -drá, -drava, nominative plural -droe)
- forms the names of trades, disciplines or affiliations to groups; -ery, -ure, -culture, -dom
- 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
| Declension of -draus (heavy) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -draus /-draus/ |
-droe /-drɔ.ɛ/ |
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| vocative | -drause /-drausɛ/ |
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| genitive | proper | -drovu /-drɔvu/ |
-draviris /-draviris/ |
| constructive | -dravis /-dravis/ |
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| dative | -drá, -drava /-draː/ /-drava/ |
-dravirín /-draviriːn/ |
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| accusative | -draud /-draud/ |
-dravirid /-dravirid/ |
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| instrumental | -dravúr /-dravuːr/ |
-draviríe /-draviriːɛ/ |
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Derived terms
| ▶ Radestrian terms suffixed with -draus |