røat

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Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian røht, from Old Radestrian røhtt, inherited from Proto-Radic *rwehht, from Proto-Hirdic *rweḵ-. from Proto-Laenkean *rwek-. Cognate with Riyan reiht (“to get”) and Laefevian vrêkad (“to get”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/rœat/
  • Rhyme: -œat

Verb

røat (transitive, first-person singular non-past røi, first-person singular past ryșei, present adverbial participle røșevú, past adverbial participle røvúl, verbal noun røvaș)

  1. to take
  2. (board games) to take, to capture, to eat (seize an opponent's playing piece)
  3. (auxiliary) forms the future tense, will, shall, be going to [with infinitive]
    A lyșta røaș hotad anatrut.
    The world is going to change forever.

Usage notes

  • Using røat to mark the future is considered a more marked construction than in English.

Conjugation

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