Tag Archives: 2012

elytä (noun): forest, wood. “doom awaits in the forests up the valley” Etymologically, elytä is not a native Carbian word, but is most probably derived from Pelenic *hèliéd ‘barrier’. The ‘original’ Trurian word for ‘forest’ reflects as önéb in the modern … Continue reading →

gylaí (adjective): fat, fattened (especially of animals). “she owns many fat sheep” The word gylon, derived from the same root as gylaí, means ‘fat or lazy person’, and is especially offensive given its implications that the referent is closer to an … Continue reading →

ilim (noun): top, summit, mountain peak. “the peaks are still covered with snow”

eylimono (perfective verb): to learn of, learn (something), come to the realization (that). “you will learn that he is a traitorous man”

tör (noun): rite, ritual, ceremony. “she has already prepared everything for the ritual” The word tör also occurs as an element in the word törchan ‘three consecutive days’, stemming from the fact that three consecutive days were the time needed to … Continue reading →

walaí (adjective): warm, warmed up. “we [will] not have a warm meal until tomorrow” walaí contrasts in meaning with waleí (with the ‘agental’ adjectival suffix -eí), which means ‘warm, emitting warmth’ (rather than being used for objects or entities that have … Continue reading →

warin (noun): child. “I forced the child to cough”

tigreí (adjective): lazy; careless. “her son is too lazy to help [her]”

wilt (noun): body; trunk, tree trunk; girth, circumference. “you have to wrap this around your body”

tureon (imperfective verb): to wear (clothes); to shine (sun). “he’s wearing an ostentatious hat today” Originally, the verb tureon meant ‘to expose, bring to light’, but no longer has this general implication . Now it is used to convey the process … Continue reading →