selad

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laefevic *celađəh, from Proto-Laenkean *cel- (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /selad/ [ˈselad̥]
• Rhyme: -elad
• Hyphenation: se·lad

Verb

selad impf (3rd person singular present sellas, 3rd person singular remote past seljis, passive participle selis)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to know (to perceive the truth or factuality of; to be aware of; to be certain or sure of)

   Sella, am rinnan.

   I know where you live.

2. (auxiliary) can, to be able to [with infinitive]

   Synonym: uldad

   Vyn sellan myns sylvetad?

   Can you recommend me anything?

Usage notes

In sense 1 it refers to knowing information or facts, and it is complementary with ynad (“to know how to”) and hnodad (“to know a person”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of selad (finite forms) (see Laefevian conjugation)
indicative			present	past	remote past	pluperfect	remote pluperfect	future	future-in-the-past	remote future-in-the-past
singular	1st person		sella	sellai	selji	seljela	seljeli	sellau	seljau	seljivu
	2nd person		sellan	sellain	seljin	seljelan	seljelin	sellaun	seljaun	seljivun
	3rd person		sellas	sellais	seljis	seljelas	seljelis	sellaus	seljaus	seljivus
dual	1st person	inclusive	selle	sellei	seljê	seljele	seljelê	selleu	seljeu	seljêvu
		exclusive	selled	selleid	seljêd	seljelid	seljelêd	selleud	seljeud	seljêvud
	2nd person		sellen	sellein	seljên	seljelen	seljelên	selleun	seljeun	seljêvun
	3rd person		selles	selleis	seljês	seljeles	seljelês	selleus	seljeus	seljêvus
plural	1st person	inclusive	sello	selloi	seljô	seljelo	seljelô	sellou	seljou	seljôvu
		exclusive	sellod	selloid	seljôd	seljelod	seljelôd	selloud	seljoud	seljôvud
	2nd person		sellon	selloin	seljôn	seljelon	seljelôn	selloun	seljoun	seljôvun
	3rd person		sellos	sellois	seljôs	seljelos	seljelôs	sellous	seljous	seljôvus
subjunctive			present	past	remote past	pluperfect	remote pluperfect	future	future-in-the-past	remote future-in-the-past
singular	1st person		seljyma	seljymai	seljynmi	seljymela	seljymeli	seljymau	seljynmau	seljynmivu
	2nd person		seljyman	seljymain	seljynmin	seljymelan	seljymelin	seljymaun	seljynmaun	seljynmivun
	3rd person		seljymas	seljymais	seljynmis	seljymelas	seljymelis	seljymaus	seljynmaus	seljynmivus
dual	1st person	inclusive	seljyme	seljymei	seljynmê	seljymele	seljymelê	seljymeu	seljynmeu	seljynmêvu
		exclusive	seljymed	seljymeid	seljynmêd	seljymelid	seljymelêd	seljymeud	seljynmeud	seljynmêvud
	2nd person		seljymen	seljymein	seljynmên	seljymelen	seljymelên	seljymeun	seljynmeun	seljynmêvun
	3rd person		seljymes	seljymeis	seljynmês	seljymeles	seljymelês	seljymeus	seljynmeus	seljynmêvus
plural	1st person	inclusive	seljymo	seljymoi	seljynmô	seljymelo	seljymelô	seljymou	seljynmou	seljynmôvu
		exclusive	seljymod	seljymoid	seljynmôd	seljymelod	seljymelôd	seljymoud	seljynmoud	seljynmôvud
	2nd person		seljymon	seljymoin	seljynmôn	seljymelon	seljymelôn	seljymoun	seljynmoun	seljynmôvun
	3rd person		seljymos	seljymois	seljynmôs	seljymelos	seljymelôs	seljymous	seljynmous	seljynmôvus
			conditional		optative			reputative
			present	past	present	past	remote past	present	past	remote past
singular	1st person		selluma	sellumai	seljiwa	seljiwai	seljilwi	sellôngwa	sellôngwai	sellôngji
	2nd person		selluman	sellumain	seljiwan	seljiwain	seljilwin	sellôngwan	sellôngwain	sellôngjin
	3rd person		sellumas	sellumais	seljiwas	seljiwais	seljilwis	sellôngwas	sellôngwais	sellôngjis
dual	1st person	inclusive	sellume	sellumei	seljiwe	seljiwei	seljilwê	sellôngwe	sellôngwei	sellôngjê
		exclusive	sellumed	sellumeid	seljiwed	seljiweid	seljilwêd	sellôngwed	sellôngweid	sellôngjêd
	2nd person		sellumen	sellumein	seljiwen	seljiwein	seljilwên	sellôngwen	sellôngwein	sellôngjên
	3rd person		sellumes	sellumeis	seljiwes	seljiweis	seljilwês	sellôngwes	sellôngweis	sellôngjês
plural	1st person	inclusive	sellumo	sellumoi	seljiwo	seljiwoi	seljilwô	sellôngwo	sellôngwoi	sellôngjô
		exclusive	sellumod	sellumoid	seljiwod	seljiwoid	seljilwôd	sellôngwod	sellôngwoid	sellôngjôd
	2nd person		sellumon	sellumoin	seljiwon	seljiwoin	seljilwôn	sellôngwon	sellôngwoin	sellôngjôn
	3rd person		sellumos	sellumois	seljiwos	seljiwois	seljilwôs	sellôngwos	sellôngwois	sellôngjôs
			imperative	jussive	admirative			speculative
					present	past	remote past	present	past	remote past
singular	1st person		—	sellava	sellavta	sellavtai	sellavsi	selluaþa	selluaþai	selluasi
	2nd person		sellar	—	sellavtan	sellavtain	sellavsin	selluaþan	selluaþain	selluasin
	3rd person		—	sellavas	sellavtas	sellavtais	sellavsis	selluaþas	selluaþais	selluasis
dual	1st person	inclusive	selleš	sellave	sellevte	selletvei	sellevsê	selluaþe	selluaþei	selluasê
		exclusive		sellaved	sellevted	sellevteid	sellevsêd	selluaþed	selluaþeid	selluasêd
	2nd person		seller	—	sellevten	sellevtein	sellevsên	selluaþen	selluaþein	selluasên
	3rd person		—	sellaves	sellevtes	sellevteis	sellevsês	selluaþes	selluaþeis	selluasês
plural	1st person	inclusive	selloš	sellavo	sellovto	sellovtoi	sellovsô	selluaþo	selluaþoi	selluasô
		exclusive		sellavod	sellovtod	sellovtoid	sellovsôd	selluaþod	selluaþoid	selluasôd
	2nd person		sellor	—	sellovton	sellovtoin	sellovsôn	selluaþon	selluaþoin	selluasôn
	3rd person		—	sellavos	sellovtos	sellovtois	sellovsôs	selluaþos	selluaþois	selluasôs

Conjugation of selad (non-finite forms) (see Laefevian conjugation)
infinitive	active	passive	gerundive		supine		verbal noun
present	selad	seliemad	present	selyt	translative	selêhkwe	seloð
past	seljead	selielmead	past	seljyit	exessive	selêmpon
purposive	seladdar	seliemaddar	manner	selivjô	desiderative	selêppe
participle	indicative	subjunctive	conditional	optative	reputative	admirative	speculative
passive	selis	seljymis	sellumis	seljiwis	sellôngwis	sellavtis	selluaþis
present	seluž	seljymuž	sellumuž	seljiwuž	sellôngwuž	sellavtuž	selluaþuž
past	seljuiž	seljylmuiž	sellulmuiž	seljilwuiž	sellôngjuiž	sellavsuiž	selluasuiž
future	seluož	seljymuož	—	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• -sellens (“-logy”)
• sellasiǧ (“of course, certainly”)
• vônseluž (“omniscient, all-knowing”)
• þêsselis (“curious”)

Related terms

• arǧueseldiøn (“throughout history”)
• selsênnent (“theory”)
• stôlad (“to tell”)

Translations

be certain or sure about (something)

Kilitic: šeḻē Radestrian: sjelt