zimpa

Laefevian

Etymology

From Proto-Laenkean *zjipɯ́nɯs (“a cat-like animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zimpa/
• Rhyme: -impa
• Hyphenation: zim·pa

Noun

zimpa (accusative singular zimpe, dative singular zimpan, nominative dual zimpand, nominative plural zimpar)

1. lion
2. (astrology, out-of-world) Leo

Declension

Primary case declension of zimpa (see Laefevian declension)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	zimpa	zimpand	zimpar
accusative	zimpe	zimpandi	zimpi
genitive	zimpau	zimpandas	zimpas
dative	zimpan	zimpandon	zimparon
locative	zimpal	zimpandos	zimparos
instrumental	zimpavô, zimpô	zimpandêt	zimparêt, zimpêt

Secondary case declension of zimpa (see Laefevian declension)
accusative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
sublative	zimpere	zimpandire	zimpire
illative	zimpele	zimpandile	zimpile
benefactive	zimpear	zimpandiar	zimpariar
prolative	zimpekwe	zimpandikwe	zimpikwe
causal-final	zimpedis	zimpandire	zimparris
genitive-based cases	singular	dual	plural
delative	zimpôka	zimpandirka	zimparka
prolative	zimpôtan	zimpandirtan	zimpartan
egressive	zimpaôn	zimpandiruôn	zimparuôn
essive	zimpôjøn	zimpandirjøn	zimparjøn
prolative	zimpôze	zimpandirse	zimparse
dative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
terminative	zimpamas	zimpandirmas	zimparmas
lative	zimpanši	zimpandirši	zimparši
locative-based cases	singular	dual	plural
superessive	zimpanere, zimpaner	zimpandirorre, zimpandorre	zimparorre, zimporre
inessive	zimpalle	zimpandirolle, zimpandolle	zimparolle, zimpolle
exessive	zimpanun	zimpandirsun	zimparsun
perlative	zimpaffêl	zimpandirfêl	zimparfêl
instrumental-based cases	singular	dual	plural
translative	zimpavôske, zimpôske	zimpandirêske, zimpandêske	zimparêske, zimpêske
comitative	zimpasôd, zimpôd	zimpandirtôd	zimpartôd

Possessive forms of zimpa
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	ozzimpa	þezzimpa	azzimpa
2nd person	izzimpa	fizzimpa	sôzzimpa
3rd person	jazzimpa	luzzimpa	lazzimpa
reflexive	yzzimpa

Derived terms

Forms of zimpa prefixed with -mpu- (“favourite”)
possessor	singular	dual	plural
1st person	ompuzimpa	þempuzimpa	ampuzimpa
2nd person	impuzimpa	fimpuzimpa	sômpuzimpa
3rd person	jampuzimpa	lumpuzimpa	lampuzimpa
reflexive	ympuzimpa
impersonal	ampuzimpa

• hozzimpa (“male lion”)
• vizzimpa (“female lion, lioness”)

Translations

lion

Radestrian: ziens

Leo

Radestrian: Ziens

See also

Western zodiac signs (out-of-world)

♈︎ Aries	♉︎ Taurus	♊︎ Gemini
añka	šaoǧu	orðêljund
♋︎ Cancer	♌︎ Leo	♍︎ Virgo
kajes	zimpa	þikka
♎︎ Libra	♏︎ Scorpio	♐︎ Sagittarius
žovet	šiepies	jokja, vlanskja
♑︎ Capricorn	♒︎ Aquarius	♓︎ Pisces
biriñaus	eǧeja	žøllund
⛎︎ Ophiuchus
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