gíve

Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan gīvī, from Proto-Riyanic *gíhivihi, from Proto-Hirdic *gíhibhiṯis (“real, true”), from Proto-Laenkean *ᵑgihibʱitis, an adjective deriving from the reflexive pronoun *ᵑgih-, thus likely meaning something like "self-evident".

Pronunciation

• (Kuoma) IPA^(key): /ˈɡivɛ/, [ˈɡivə]
• Rhyme: -ivɛ
• Syllabification: gí·ve

Adjective

gíve (adverb gívo, attributive gíve, comparative gímúv, superlative gímúva, excessive gívúr)

1. true (of a fact)
2. real, genuine

Derived terms

• gívâș (“truth”)

Mutation

Riyan mutation
radical	lenited
gíve	ŗíve
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.