kwarga

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laenkean *k(ʼ)wVr- (“to croak, to crow”), probably an onomatopoeic root, later suffixed with -ga (bird-deriving suffix). Potentially cognate with Radestrian kvars (“crow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwarɡa/ [ˈku̯arɡa]
• Rhyme: -arɡa
• Hyphenation: kwar·ga

Noun

kwarga (accusative singular kwarge, dative singular kwargan, nominative dual kwargand, nominative plural kwargar)

1. raven (a bird of the genus Corvus)

   🇸🇮 krokar m, gavran m

Declension

Primary case declension of kwarga (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kwarga	kwargand	kwargar
accusative	kwarge	kwargandi	kwargi
genitive	kwargau	kwargandas	kwargas
dative	kwargan	kwargandon	kwargaron
locative	kwargal	kwargandos	kwargaros
instrumental	kwargavô, kwargô	kwargandêt	kwargarêt, kwargêt

Secondary case declension of kwarga (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	kwargere	kwargandire	kwargire
illative	kwargele	kwargandile	kwargile
benefactive	kwargear	kwargandiar	kwargariar
prolative	kwargekwe	kwargandikwe	kwargikwe
causal-final	kwargedis	kwargandire	kwargarris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	kwargôka	kwargandirka	kwargarka
prolative	kwargôtan	kwargandirtan	kwargartan
egressive	kwargaôn	kwargandiruôn	kwargaruôn
essive	kwargôjøn	kwargandirjøn	kwargarjøn
prolative	kwargôze	kwargandirse	kwargarse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	kwargamas	kwargandirmas	kwargarmas
lative	kwarganši	kwargandirši	kwargarši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	kwarganere, kwarganer	kwargandirorre, kwargandorre	kwargarorre, kwargorre
inessive	kwargalle	kwargandirolle, kwargandolle	kwargarolle, kwargolle
exessive	kwarganun	kwargandirsun	kwargarsun
perlative	kwargaffêl	kwargandirfêl	kwargarfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	kwargavôske, kwargôske	kwargandirêske, kwargandêske	kwargarêske, kwargêske
comitative	kwargasôd, kwargôd	kwargandirtôd	kwargartôd

Related terms

• onkôr (“magpie”)