dvai

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian dvair, from Old Radestrian dwaer, inherited from Proto-Radic *dwawer, from Proto-Hirdic *ḏwakhwés, from Proto-Laenkean *dwm̥k(ʰ)wés. Cognate with Laefevian lunku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dvai/
• Rhyme: -ai ⁽¹⁹⁾

Noun

dvai inan (countable, genitive singular dvaisk, nominative plural dvaire, compound form dvai-, relational adjective dvaiș)

1. truth

   En-en a dvaist dvanva, rmieta rask hjei.

   If you tell me the truth, I won't kill you.

Declension

Declension of dvai (light)
		singular	plural
nominative		dvai /dvai/	dvaire /ˈdvairɛ/
vocative		dvaise /ˈdvaisɛ/
genitive	proper	dvaisk /dvaisk/	dvairis /ˈdvairis/
	constructive		dvais /dvais/
dative		dvain /dvain/	dvairín /ˈdvairiːn/
accusative		dvaist /dvaist/	dvairid /ˈdvairid/
instrumental		dvaivúr /ˈdvaivuːr/	dvairíe /ˈdvairiːɛ/

Derived terms

• stendvai (“axiom”)

Translations

truth

Laefevian: arkwaht