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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
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* [[Astapori Valyrian language|Astapori Valyrian]]: {{l|asta|o}}
* [[Meereenese Valyrian language|Meereenese Valyrian]]: {{l|meer|a}}}}
* [[Meereenese Valyrian language|Meereenese Valyrian]]: {{l|meer|a}}}}
=====Translations=====
{{tlist-you-sg}}
====Creation and Usage Notes====
====Creation and Usage Notes====
{{djpnotes|quote=The similarity to [[Dothraki language|Dothraki]] ''ao'' was intentional. First, I really liked the sound, and I liked it as a pronoun—and specifically a second person pronoun. It sounded good to me to refer to someone using ''ao''. Second, I thought it was a nice way to demonstrate that Dothraki and [[High Valyrian language|High Valyrian]] were different languages. There was no way to tie the etymologies together and suggest the two words came from a common source.
{{djpnotes|quote=The similarity to [[Dothraki language|Dothraki]] ''ao'' was intentional. First, I really liked the sound, and I liked it as a pronoun—and specifically a second person pronoun. It sounded good to me to refer to someone using ''ao''. Second, I thought it was a nice way to demonstrate that Dothraki and [[High Valyrian language|High Valyrian]] were different languages. There was no way to tie the etymologies together and suggest the two words came from a common source.

Latest revision as of 23:45, 25 October 2024

Dothraki

Etymology

From Proto-Plains *aɣo (“deep, depth”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈao/

Rhymes: -ao

Adjective

ao

  1. deep
  2. dark (of color)
Inflection
Positive Negative Comparative Contrastive Superlative Sublative
Singular Nominative ao osao asaon osaon asaonaz asaonoz
Accusative/‌Genitive/‌Allative/‌Ablative ao osao asaona osaona asaonaza asaonoza
Plural ao osao asaoni osaoni asaonazi asaonozi

Creation and Usage Notes

Initially this was onomatopoeic (imagining moving from the surface to the depths). I later added the proto-form with the velar fricative.

-David J. Peterson 15:36, 24 April 2019 (PDT)

High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language. 
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ao/

Rhymes: -ao

Pronoun

ao (second person singular, nominative plural jeme)

  1. you; second person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
    Ao ynoma dīnilūks?
    Will you marry me?
Inflection
Descendants
Translations

Creation and Usage Notes

The similarity to Dothraki ao was intentional. First, I really liked the sound, and I liked it as a pronoun—and specifically a second person pronoun. It sounded good to me to refer to someone using ao. Second, I thought it was a nice way to demonstrate that Dothraki and High Valyrian were different languages. There was no way to tie the etymologies together and suggest the two words came from a common source.

-David J. Peterson 15:36, 24 April 2019 (PDT)

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