arkwaht

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laefevic *krwakʰtʰəh, from Proto-Laenkean *krwɯkʰtʰɯs (“truth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /arkwaxt/ [ˈar̥ku̯axt]
Rhyme: -arkwaxt⁽²⁾
Hyphenation: ar·kwaht, ark·waht

Noun

arkwaht (accusative singular arkwahte, dative singular arkwahtun, nominative dual arkwahtund, nominative plural arkwahtir)

truth
Þê vyn stôllan arkwahte, si surrênnauhke.
If you tell me the truth, I won't kill you.

Declension

Primary case declension of arkwaht (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	arkwaht	arkwahtund	arkwahtir
accusative	arkwahte	arkwahtundi	arkwahti
genitive	arkwahtau	arkwahtundas	arkwahtas, arkwahtiras^†
dative	arkwahtun	arkwahtundon	arkwahtiron^s, arkwahton^c
locative	arkwahtul	arkwahtundos	arkwahtiros^s, arkwahtos^c
instrumental	arkwahtô	arkwahtundêt	arkwahtirêt^s, arkwahtêt^c
Note: ^† archaic, ^s standard or formal, ^c colloquial or informal.

Secondary case declension of arkwaht (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	arkwahtere	arkwahtundire	arkwahtire
illative	arkwahtele	arkwahtundile	arkwahtile
benefactive	arkwahtear	arkwahtundiar	arkwahtiar
prolative	arkwahtekwe	arkwahtundikwe	arkwahtikwe
causal-final	arkwahtedis	arkwahtundirris	arkwahtirris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	arkwahtôka	arkwahtundirka	arkwahtirka
elative	arkwahtôtan	arkwahtundirtan	arkwahtirtan
ablative	arkwahtaôn	arkwahtundiruôn	arkwahtiruôn
essive	arkwahtôjøn	arkwahtundirjøn	arkwahtirjøn
abessive	arkwahtôze	arkwahtundirse	arkwahtirse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	arkwahtumas	arkwahtundirmas	arkwahtirmas
lative	arkwahtunši	arkwahtundirši	arkwahtirši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	arkwahtunere^s, arkwahtuner^c	arkwahtundirorre^s, arkwahtundorre^c	arkwahtirorre^s, arkwahtorre^c
inessive	arkwahtulle	arkwahtundirolle^s, arkwahtundolle^c	arkwahtirolle^s, arkwahtolle^c
exessive	arkwahtunun	arkwahtundirsun	arkwahtirsun
perlative	arkwahtuffêl	arkwahtundirfêl	arkwahtirfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	arkwahtôske	arkwahtundirêske^s, arkwahtundêske^c	arkwahtirêske^s, arkwahtêske^c
comitative	arkwahtôsôd^s, arkwahtôd^c	arkwahtundirtôd^s, arkwahtundôd^c	arkwahtirtôd
Note: ^s standard or formal, ^c colloquial or informal.

Possessive forms of arkwaht
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1^st person	uwarkwaht	þijarkwaht	añarkwaht
2^nd person	ijarkwaht	filarkwaht	sôrarkwaht
3^rd person	jararkwaht	lunarkwaht	lijarkwaht
reflexive	ñarkwaht

Derived terms

þiemarkwaht (“axiom”)

Related terms

arkwe (“truly”)
arkwidwilus (“realistic”)
arkwis (“true”)
arkwisus (“serious”)
ôrkwihus (“exact”)

Translations

truth

Radestrian: dvai