Tag Archives: 2012

timaí (adjective): new, newly acquired. marcham-ewí timaí-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 timaí has a slightly different nuance of meaning compared to the adjective … Continue reading →

yerchon (noun): admired, worthy of admiration. yöser in-yoter yerchon-eí 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”

epörseon (imperfective verb): to adorn, decorate oneself. senyer möcher in-terwach epörs-eya ro-thenayer chanem nicely PERF my-uncle adorn-3.FEM.SING.NONPAUS his-wedding.ADV also “my uncle adorned himself nicely for his wedding” epörseon belongs to a sub-class of Trurian verbs that are inherently reflexive (and thus … Continue reading →

thawayer (adverb): stopping (something). thawayer wecher etinar roth näyalmon stopping during ABL.night he NEG.wake.up.PERF.PAUS “he did not stop waking up during the night” Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_010_thawayer_example Note that the adverb thawayer is normally only used with perfective … Continue reading →

deyrim (noun): floor, bottom (of). alwer e-deyrim nari river.ADV ABL-bottom bone.PL “there are bones at the bottom of the river”

zarono (perfective verb): to curse (something). ilnöser athirwa rothí zaron with.disgust prisoner he.ACC curse-PERF.PAUS “the prisoner cursed him with disgust”

gönre (noun): person, individual; face. alwer nedhá ne-gönr-a yuluchon river.ADV they.FEM their-person-ACC.PL wash.PERF.PAUS “they washed themselves in the river” Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_007_goenre_example In addition to its basic meaning, gönre is also used standardly to form reflexive constructions, … Continue reading →

nandhono (perfective verb): to be silent, to be quiet. machí nä-nandhon they.OBV NEG-keep.quiet.PAUS “they could not keep quiet”

tärnich (noun): snow, snowfall. finicher un egör tärnich yesterday and ABL.morning snowfall “it was snowing yesterday morning” The noun tärnich contrasts clearly with the noun gö, which means ‘snow on the ground’, as opposed to snowfall as a weather phenomenon.

gö (noun): snow (fallen or lying on the ground) finicher er-melther gö yesterday this-path.ADV snow “there was snow on this path yesterday” Listen to the example sentence here: W_TR_004_goe_example The noun gö (from which the adjective göraí ‘snowy, snowed upon’ is … Continue reading →