Trurian word of the day: larneí

larneí (adjective): deadly, dangerous.

ner Aenith woni feyetha larneí
REL Aenith man.ACC see.3.MASC.SING.NONPAUS dangerous
“the man that Aenith saw [was] dangerous”

Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_001_larnei_example

The adjective larneí contrasts with larnaí ‘dead’, providing a good example of a preserved contrast between the adjectival endings –eí (agental / ‘active’) and –aí (patientive / ‘passive’).

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