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Trurian word of the day: wem
wem (noun): milk (especially freshly milked). “there’s still [some] milk in the jug”
Trurian word of the day: enawrono
enawrono (perfective verb): to admit, confess (to). Yer tyn ipoli simthono simtheon enawron. “the thief confessed that [he had] stolen the vase” The verb enawrono usually occurs together with the conjunction tyn ‘that’, introducing a subordinate clause that may precede or … Continue reading
Trurian word of the day: yil
yil (noun): wing. Yer min tämdath yileà afilmono täyer rothà aprethon. “[he] chopped off the duck’s wings before strangling it”
Trurian word of the day: öchleon
öchleon (imperfective verb): to plow (a field). “we were plowing the field yesterday” Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_018_oechleon_example
Trurian word of the day: sanäl
sanäl (noun): chair, seat, place (at a table); role, position. “he does not deserve a place [at] my [table]” The noun sanäl is very often encountered in the collocation sanäli derwono, literally ‘find a seating-place’, but often used in the sense … Continue reading
Trurian word of the day: gelnech
gelnech (noun): grapevine. “the noblemen planted many grapevines in the valley”
Trurian word of the day: tundhö
tundhö (noun): corpse; carrion. “I almost tripped over a corpse in the corridor” tundhö is originally a borrowing from High Eolic tund ‘corpse’, but has also come to mean ‘carrion’ more generally (i.e. dead or rotting flesh eaten by birds such … Continue reading
Trurian word of the day: pilaÃ
pilaà (adjective): young, fresh, new, newly occurring or growing. “a new calf was born yesterday” The adjective pilaà is used in opposition to timaà ‘new, newly acquired’, as it holds the connotation of an entity that has newly grown or … Continue reading
Trurian word of the day: timaÃ
timaà(adjective): new, newly acquired. marcham-ewà timaÃ-s in gewdhon dragging-horse.ACC new-FEM I buy.PERF.PAUS “I bought a new horse [for] hauling” Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_013_timai_example The adjective timaà has a slightly different nuance of meaning compared to the adjective … Continue reading
Trurian word of the day: yerchon
yerchon (noun): admired, worthy of admiration. yöser in-yoter yerchon-eà sanäli derwono aler am can my-home.ADV admired-PL place.ACC find.PERF.PAUS always when “there is always a place in my home for those worthy of admiration”